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MASONIC   CODE 


NORTH    CAROLINA, 


CONTAINING 


THE  CONSTITUTION  AND  LAWS  OF  THE  JURISDICTION,  WITH 

ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS,  PUBLIC  CEREMONIES, 

FORMS,  &c.,  &c. 


REVISED     EDITION,     1S92. 


PUBUSHED   BY   DIRECTION   OF 


THE  GRAND  LODGE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 


RALEIGH,  N,  C: 

Edwards  &  Broughton,  Printers  and  Binders. 

1892. 


PREFACE. 

Grand  Lodge  of  North  Caroi^ina,  A.-.  F. •.  &  A.-.  M.-. 
Office  of  Grand  Secretary, 

Raleigh,   March  2d,  1892. 

This  work  is  designed  for  the  use,  and  to  meet  the  wants  and  demands, 
of  the  Fraternity  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction.  It  embraces  the  Constitu- 
tion and  Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  Ancient  Constitutions  and  Charges, 
all  public  ceremonies  and  necessary  blank  forms  used  by  Lodges.  Much 
care  has  been  taken  in  its  preparation  with  a  view  to  make  it  entirely 
reliable.  It  is  republished  in  pursuance  of  the  direction  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  at  its  Annual  Communication,  January,  1S92. 

DONALD  W.   BAIN, 

Grand  Secretary. 


INTRODUCTION. 


Historical  Synopsis. 

The  early  history  of  Freemasonry  in  North  Carolina  is  not  as  definitely 
and  satisfactorily  known  as  might  be  desired.  Such  information  as  is 
furnished  by  records  regarded  as  authentic,  is  embodied  in  the  following 
historical  synopsis.  The  statements  given  respecting  the  reorganization 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  1787,  are  compiled  from  the  original  official 
records  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

There  exists  what  is  stated  to  be  ''a  list  of  Regular  Lodges  according 
to  their  Seniority  and  Constitution,"  on  the  register  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  England,  published  in  1762,  which  contains  the  following  entry  : 
"213.  A  Lodge  at  Wilmington,  on  Cape  Fear  River,  in  the  Province  of 
North  Carolina,  March,  1755." 

It  is  probable  that  this  vras  the  first  Lodge  organized  in  the  State,  as 
the  Grand  Lodge  in  1791,  after  a  full  investigation  of  the  claims  of  all 
the  Lodges  to  priority,  in  the  award  of  numbers,  gave  this  Lodge  (St. 
Johns)  the  number  i,  although  the  honor  was  contested  by  Ro3'al  White 
Hart  Lodge,  No.  2,  of  Halifax.  It  thus  appears  that  St.  Johns  Lodge, 
No.  I,  at  Wilmington,  has  claim  to  antiquity,  which  the  records  sustain. 

The  "  Ahiman  Rezon  and  Masonic  Ritual,"  published  at  New^bern, 
North  Carolina,  in  1805,  contains  an  address  by  Judge  Francois  Xavier 
Martin,  from  which  the  following  extract  is  taken  : 

"Masonry  crossed  the  Atlantic  with  the  first  settlers  of  the  British 
Colonies  in  America,  and  the  Grand  Masters  of  England  appointed 
Provincial  Grand  Masters,  who  constituted  regular  Lodges  in  the  New 
World.  The  Carolinas  had  no  Provincial  Grand  Master  until  5736,  when 
the  Earl  of  Loudon  appointed  John  Hamerton  to  that  dignity.  From 
him  a  regular  succession  can  be  traced  to  Joseph  Montfort,  who  was 
appointed  by  the  Duke  of  Beaufort  in  5769." 

Judge  Martin  was  an  accurate  historian,  as  well  as  a  zealous  Mason, 
and,  no  doubt,  had  good  reason  for  stating  that  John  Hamerton,  of  vSoutli 
Carolina,  was  appointed  Provincial  Grand  Master  for  the  Carolinas. 

The  date  of  appointment  of  Joseph  Montfort,  as  stated  b}-  Judge 
Martin  (1769),  does  not  accord  with  the  date  of  his  commission,  still 
preserved,  wdiich  is  14th  of  January,  1771,  but  the  mere  date  of  a  com- 
mission does  not  affect  the  statement  of  fact  of  appointment. 

The  records  of  St.  John's  Grand  Lodge  at  Boston,  Massachusetts, 
October  2d,  1767,  contains  this  statement,  which  is  published  in  the 
"Cyclopedia  of  Masonry"  by  Robert  Macoy  :  "A  dispensation  was 
made   out   for  the  Right  Worshipful   Thomas   Cooper,   Master  of   Pitt 


g  INTRODUCTION. 

County  Ivodge,  iu  North  Carolina,  constituting  him  Deputy  Grand  Master 
of  that  Province.  And  he  was  commissioned  with  power  to  congregate 
all  the  brethren  there  residing,  or  who  should  afterward  reside  in  said 
Province,  into  one  or  more  lodges  as  he  should  think  fit,  and  in  such 
place  or  places  within  the  same  as  should  most  redound  to  the  benefit  of 
Masonry."  The  first  Lodge  established  under  this  authority  was,  it  is 
said,  at  Crown  Point,  in  Pitt  County. 

On  the  14th  of  January,  1771,  the  following  authority  was  issued  by 
the  command  of  the  Grand  Master  of  England  : 

^.=__^      Beaufort,  G.  M. 
^SE^I^.^  TO  ALL    AND    EVERY    our    Right    Worshipful    and 

\^_^  \/    Loving  Brethren.     WE,  Henrj^  Somerset,  Duke  of  Beaufort, 

Marquis  and  Earl  of  Worcester,  Earl  of  Glamorgan,  Vis- 
count Grosmont,  Baron  Herbert,  Lord  of  Ragland,  Chepston  and  Gower, 
Baron  Beaufort  of  Caldeeol  Castle,  Grand  Master  of  the  Most  Ancient 
and  Honorable  Society  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Greeting  : 

KNOW  YE  THAT  WE,  of  the  great  Trust  and  Confidence  reposed 
in  our  Right  Worshipful  and  well  beloved  Brother  Joseph  Montfort, 
Esquire,  of  Halifax,  in  the  Province  of  North  Carolina,  in  AMERICA, 
do  hereby  constitute  and  appoint  him  the  said  JOSEPH  MONTFORT, 
Provincial  Grand  Master  of  and  for  AMERICA,  with  full  power  and 
Authority  in  due  form  to  make  Masons  and  Constitute  and  Regulate 
Lodges  as  Occasion  may  Require.  And  also  to  do  and  execute  all  and 
every  such  other  acts  and  things  appertaining  to  the  said  Office  as  usually 
have  been  and  ought  to  be  done  and  executed  by  other  Provincial  Grand 
Masters,  he  the  said  JOSEPH  MONTFORT  taking  special  care  that  all 
and  every,  the  Members  of  ever}^  Lodge  he  shall  constitute,  have  been 
regularly  made  Masons  and  that  they  do  observe,  perform  and  keep  all 
and  every  the  Rules,  Orders  and  Regulations  contained  in  the  Book  of 
Constitutions  (except  such  as  have  been  or  may  be  repealed  at  any 
Quarterly  Communication  or  other  general  meeting  together)  also  with 
all  such  other  Rules,  Orders,  Regulations  and  Instructions  as  shall  from 
time  to  time  be  transmitted  by  us,  or  by  tlie  Honorable  CHARLES 
DILLON  our  Deputy  or  by  any  of  our  Successors,  Grand  Masters  or 
their  Deputies  for  the  time  being.  And  we  hereby  will  and  require  you 
our  said  Provincial  Grand  Master  to  cause  four  quarterly  communications 
to  be  held  yearly,  one  whereof  to  be  upon  or  as  near  the  feast  da)'  of 
Saint  John  the  Baptist  as  conveniently  may  be,  and  that  you  promote 
on  those  and  all  other  occasions  whatever  maj^  be  for  the  honour  and 
Advantage  of  Masonry  and  the  Benefit  of  the  Grand  Charity,  and  that 
you  yearly  send  to  us  or  our  successor  Grand  Master  an  Account  in 
Writing  of  the  proceedings  therein  and  also  of  what  Lodges  you  consti- 
tute and  when  and  where  held  with  a  list  of  the  members  thereof,  and 
copies  of  all  such  Rules,  Orders,  Regulations  as  shall  be  made  for  the 
good  Government  of  the  same,  with  whatever  else  you  shall  do  by  virtue 
of  these  presents.  And,  that  3'ou  at  the  same  time  remit  to  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Societj'  for  the  time  being  at  London,  three  pounds,  three  shill- 
ings sterling  for  every  Lodge  you  shall  constitute,  for  the  use  of  the 
Grand  Charity  and  other  necessary  purposes. 

Given  at  London  under  our  hand  and  seal  of  Masonry  this  I4lh  day 
of  January,  A.  L.  5771,  A.  D.  1771. 

Bv  THE  Grand  Master's  Command 
Witness:  CHAS.  DILLON,  D.  G.  M. 

JAS.  HESELTINE,  G.  S. 


INTRODUCTION.  7 

Under  this  authority,  Joseph  Moutfort  established  Ivodges  in  North 
Carolina.  The  present  Royal  White  Hart  Lodge,  No.  2,  at  Halifax, 
derived  its  original  warrant  from  this  source.  It  was  registered  on  the  rolls 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England  as  No.  403,  which  number  it  appears  to 
have  sustained  when  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina  was  reorganized 
in  1787.  This  indicates,  also,  an  existence  under  the  authorit}'  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  England,  after  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina  had 
ceased  to  exist,  during  and  subsequent  to  the  Revolutionary  war. 

From  the  best  evidence  existing,  it  seems  that  most  of  the  Lodges 
which  organized  the  Grand  Lodge  in  1771,  derived  their  authority  from 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  England,  but  other  Lodges  were,  no  doubt,  estab- 
lished under  the  Grand  I^odge  of  Scotland,  if  not  under  other  authorit}' 
also.  The  disputes  which  arose  between  them  as  to  priority  of  number, 
after  the  reorganization  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  1787,  indicates  this. 

It  is  evident  that  a  Grand  Lodge  was  organized  in  North  Carolina  in 
1771,  but  the  precise  date  of  its  organization  is  not  known.  It  appears 
of  record,  however,  that  it  was  "  first  constituted  A.  D.  1771,"  and  that 
it  "convened  occasionally  at  Newbern  and  Edeuton,  at  which  latter 
place  the  records  were  deposited  previous  to  the  Revolutionary  war. 
During  the  contest  the  lecords  were  destroyed  by  the  British  army,  and 
the  meetings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  suspended." 

A  convention  was  held  in  the  town  of  Tarborough,  commencing 
December  9th,  1787,  for  the  purpose  of  reorganizing  the  Grand  Lodge. 

The  following  are  its  first  day's  proceedings  : 

"Tarborough,  December  the  9th,  A.  L.  57S7. 

At  a  Convention  of  Delegates  of  the  several  Lodges  in  the  State  of 
North  Carolina,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  a  Grand  Master  and  other 
Grand  Officers  for  the  same,  the  Brethren  then  assembled  unanimouslj^ 
appointed 

Brother  John  Mare  in  the  Chair. 

Brother  Benjamin  Manchester  Secretary  to  the  present  Convention. 

The  following  Lodges  by  their  Delegates  produced  Credentials,  viz: 

Una}ii})iity — Brothers  John  Mare,  vStepheu  Cabarrus. 

St.  John' s.  No.  2 — Brothers  Manchester,  Abner  Neale. 

Royal  Edwin,  No.  / — Brothers  John  Johnston,  Andrew  Oliver,  vSilas 
White  Arnett. 

Royal  White  Hart,  No.  ^oj— Brothers  William  Mnir, McDougall, 

John  Geddy. 

Royal  William,  Nj.  S — Brothers  Hardv  Murfree,  Patrick  Garvey, 
William  Little. 

Union,  at  Fayetteville — Brother  James  Porterfield. 

Blandford  Bute — Brothers  Edward  Jones,  William  Johnston. 

Old  Cone — Brother  John  Armstrong. 


8  INTRODUCTION. 

On  motion,  agreed,  That  the  proceedings  of  this  night  be  binding, 
and  that  the  following  rules  be  observed  during  the  sittings  of  this 
Convention,  to-wit :  (Nine  rules  for  the  government  of  the  Convention 
were  adopted.) 

The  Convention  then  adjourned  till  to-morrow,  7  o'clock." 

The  Convention  continued  its  sittings  until  the  13th  of  December. 

On  the  nth,  Grand  Officers  were  elected  as  follows  : 

Samuel  Johnston Grand  Master. 

Richard  Caswell Deputy  Grand  blaster. 

Richard  Ellis Senior  Grand  Warden. 

Michael  Payne -^Junior  Grand  Warden. 

Abner  Neale Grand  Treasurer. 

James  Glasgow Grand  Secretary. 

They  were  installed  on  the  12th. 

At  the  Grand  Lodge  held  in  Fa\'etteville,  December  9th,  1790,  the 
following  resolution  was  passed  : 

''Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  be  directed  to  write  to  the  different 
Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  requesting  them  to 
send  delegates  to  Newbern,  there  to  meet  the  Grand  Lodge  on  the  24th 
da}'  of  June  next,  and  to  forward  their  claims  for  precedency  and  to 
receive  their  charters  agreeable  thereto,  and  at  the  same  time  to  notice 
them,  that  this  is  the  last  time  their  claims  to  that  effect  can  be  received, 
but  that  those  neglecting  to  take  advantage  of  this  notice  must  hereafter 
take  their  numbers  as  the}'  apply." 

Of  the  communication  held  at  Newbern  on  the  25th  day  of  June,  1791, 
the  following  record  exists  : 

"  Pursuant  to  a  resolution  of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  Fayetteville  on  the 
9th  day  of  December  last,  the  '  Lodge  '  proceeded  to  number  the  different 
Lodges  agreeable  to  the  claims  of  precedency  from  the  different  Lodges 
as  follows,  to-wit : 

Saint  John's,  No.  i,  Wilmington  ;  Royal  White  Hart,  No.  2,  Halifax; 
Saint  John's,  No.  3,  Newbern  ;  Saint  John's,  No.  4,  Kinston  ;  Royal 
Edwin,  No.  5,  Windsor  ;  Royal  William,  No.  6,  Winton  ;  Unanimity, 
No.  7,  Edenton  ;  Phoenix,  No.  8,  Fayetteville  ;  Old  Cone,  No.  9,  Salis- 
bury ;  Johnston  Caswell,  No.  10,  Warrenton  ;  Caswell  Brotherhood,  No. 
II,  Caswell;  Independence,  No.  12,  Chatham;  Saint  John's,  No.  13, 
Duplin  ;  Rutherford  Fellowship,  No.  14,  Rutherford  ;  Washington,  No. 
15,  Beaufort  county  ;  Saint  Tammany,  No.  16,  Martin  county  ;  American 
George,  No.  17,  Hertford  county  ;  King  Solomon,  No.  18,  Jones  county. 

''Resolved,  That  the  several  Lodges  receive  their  charters  as  speedily 
as  convenient,  from  the  Grand  Lodge,  numbered  according  to  the  order 
which  they  appear  on  the  records  of  this  Grand  Lodge  taken  this  day.'  , 


INTRODUCTION.  9 

It  is  evident  that  all  the  Lodges  herein  mentioned  existed  at  the  time 
of  the  reorganization  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  except  numbers  ii  to  iS, 
both  inclusive,  which  were  chartered  afterwards,  as  the  first  record  of 
the  formation  of  new  Lodges  after  the  reorganization,  exists  under  date 
17th  of  November,  1788,  when  petitions  were  presented  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  for  "warrants  "  for  a  Lodge  in  Caswell  county  and  one  in  Ruth- 
erford county  (afterwards  numbered  11  and  14  respectively,  when  charters 
were  granted),  which,  on  the  next  day,  were  ordered  to  be  issued. 

The  succeeding  history  of  the  Grand  Lodge  and  origin  of  its  Subor- 
dinates is  contained  in  the  original  records  of  llie  Grand  Lodge,  and  is 
complete  to  the  present  date. 

The  foregoing  pages  embrace  so  much  of  the  early  liistor}-  as  the 
limited  space  of  an  introduction  will  permit. 


CONSTITUTION. 


ARTICLE  I. 

Grand  Lodge — Officers  of  and  Representation  in. 

vSecTION  I.  The  Grand  Ivodge  shall  consist  of  a  Grand  Master,  Deputy 
Grand  Master,  Grand  Senior  and  Grand  Junior  Wardens,  Grand  Treas- 
urer, Grand  Secretary,  Grand  Senior  and  Grand  Junior  Deacons,  and 
the  Masters  and  Wardens,  for  the  time  being,  of  the  several  Lodges  within 
this  State,  or  Representative  or  Representatives,  specially  appointed  for 
that  purpose,  who  shall  be  considered  as  their  proxy,  or  proxies,  and 
the  Past  Grand  Officers  of  the  Grand  Dodge — that  is  to  say,  Past  Grand 
Masters,  Past  Grand  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens,  Grand  Treasurers  and 
Grand  Secretaries — and  the  said  enumerated  officers  and  persons  shall 
be  the  only  members  and  voters  of  the  Grand  Dodge.  The  Master  and 
Wardens  of  every  Dodge  are  the  Representatives  thereof  in  the  Grand 
Dodge,  or  their  proxy  or  proxies,  or  the  Representative  or  Representa- 
tives constituted  aforesaid. 

{^Construction  of  Grand  Lodge  of  Preceding  Sectio}i—/Sjj.~\ 

Past  Grand  Officers  mentioned  in  Article  I,  Section  i,  of  the  Constitu- 
tion, are  entitled  to  membership  in  the  Grand  Dodge  so  long  as  they 
comply  with  Article  XVIII,  Section  i,  of  the  By-Daws  of  the  Grand 
Dodge,  and  the  other  rules  and  regulations  prescribed  for  the  govern- 
ment of  the  Craft. 

Proxies  and  Number  of  Votes  Prescribed. 

Sec.  2.  In  all  cases  where  special  Representatives  shall  not  be  appointed 
by  any  Subordinate  Dodge,  and  the  Master  and  Wardens  of  any  Dodge 
cannot,  personally,  attend  the  Grand  Dodge,  they  shall  have  the  privi- 
lege of  constituting  a  proxy  ;  and  such  proxy  shall  be  a  Master  Mason, 
and  a  member  of  some  Dodge  under  this  jurisdiction  ;  and  he  or  they 
shall  be  entitled  to  the  same  number  of  votes  as  his  or  their  constituent 
or  constituents.     (By-Daws,  Art.  IV.) 

Grand  Officers  Ineligible  as  Representatives — Grand  Master,   &c.,   to 
be  Past  Masters. 

Sec.  3.  No  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  or  Grand  Warden 
shall,  during  his  continuance  in  office,  be  Master  or  Warden  to,  or 
Representative  of,  a  particular  Dodge  ;  and  no  brother  shall  be  eligible 
to  either  of  the  said  offices,  who  is  not  a  Past  Master. 


CONSTITUTION.  H 

Who  Eligible  to  Membership  or  Office  in  Grand  Lodge. 

vSec.  4.  None  but  Master  Masors,  members  of  Regular  Lodges,  shall 
be  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  be  eligible  to  any  office  or  appoint- 
ment therein. 


ARTICLE  II. 

Grand  Master — Election  of. 

Section  i.  A  Grand  Master  shall  be  annually  chosen,  to-\vit,  at  the 
Annual  Communication  ;  and  no  person  shall  fill  the  office  more  than 
three  years  successively,  unless  by  a  unanimous  vote. 

vSec.  2.  In  the  election  of  Grand  Master,  a  ballot  at  large  shall  be 
taken  (every  voter  writing  the  name  of  the  candidate  he  thinks  best 
qualified),  and  the  brother  who  has  two-thirds  of  the  votes  present  shall 
be  declared  Grand  Master  elect,  and  installed  in  due  form,  according  to 
ancient  usage. 

Deputy  Grand  Master — Election  of. 

Sec.  3.  A  Deputy  Grand  Master  shall  be  annually  chosen  in  the  same 
manner  and  by  the  same  vote  as  required   for  the  election  of   Grand 

Master. 

Grand  Officers  may  be  Installed  by  Proxy. 

Sec.  4.  In  cases  of  sickness,  or  necessary  absence,  the  Grand  Master 
or  any  other  Grand  officer,  may  be  installed  by  proxy  ;  but  whoever 
represents  them  must  have  sustained  the  office  to  which  such  absent 
officer  is  to  be  installed,  or  such  office  as  might  have  entitled  him  to  fill 
the  chair  in  the  absence  of  the  Grand  Master. 

Grand  Officers  Appointed  by  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  5.  The  Grand  Master  shall  appoint  and  commission  the  Grand 
Lecturers,  under  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge  ;  and  he  shall  appoint  and 
declare  the  Grand  Chaplains,  Grand  Deacons,  the  Grand  Steward,  the 
Grand  Marshal,  the  Grand  Pursuivant,  Grand  Sword  Bearer,  and  Grand 
Tiler,  which  appointments  shall  be  entered  on  the  minutes  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  ;  and  in  case  any  other  office  shall  become  vacant  by  death, 
resignation,  or  otherwise,  the  Grand  Master,  for  the  time,  shall  fill  such 
vacancy  by  his  nomination. 

Who  Eligible  to  Preside  in  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  6.  The  Grand  Master  shall,  when  present,  indispensably  fill  the 
chair  ;  in  his  absence,  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  ;  in  the  absence  of  both, 
the  Senior  Grand  Warden  ;  in  the  absence  of  these,  the  Junior  Grand 


12  CONSTITUTION. 

Warden  ;  and,  in  the  case  of  the  absence  of  all  these  officers,  the  eldest 
Grand  Officer  in  the  Lodge  is  to  fill  the  chair.  And  that  the  Grand 
Lodge  may  always  appear  in  due  form,  the  presiding  officer  shall  wear 
the  jewel  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  all  others  the  jewels  of  the  offices 
they  respectively  represent. 

Powers  and  Prerogatives  of  Grand  Master. 

Sec.  7.  The  Grand  Master  enjoys  all  the  powers  and  prerogatives 
conferred  by  the  Ancient  Constitutions  and  usages  of  the  Craft.  He  has 
power  absolutely  to  prohibit  the  introduction  of  any  matter  conflicting 
with  the  spirit  of  Masonry,  or  with  Grand  Lodge  regulations  ;  and  his 
decision  on  all  questions  shall  be  final,  unless  reversed  by  a  vote  of 
two-thirds  of  the  members  present.  He  may  convene  any  Lodge  within 
his  jurisdiction,  preside  therein  (with  his  officers  or  otherwise),  inspect 
their  proceedings,  and  correct  all  irregularities,  or  he  may  appoint  a 
suitable  brother  for  that  purpose.  For  any  dereliction  of  dut}-,  or  other 
unmasonic  conduct,  he  may  suspend  a  brother,  whatever  may  be  his 
grade,  or  arrest  the  Charter  of  a  Lodge,  until  the  ensuing  session  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  before  which  he  shall  present  all  the  circumstances  con- 
nected with  the  case.  He  may,  also,  grant  Dispensations  on  all  proper 
occasions,  and  do  all  such  other  acts  and  deeds  as  are  warranted  or 
required  of  him  by  the  regulations  and  ancient  usages  of  the  Fraternity. 

Obligation  of  Officers  at  Installation. 

Sec.  8.  The  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master  and  Grand  Wardens 
shall,  several!}',  at  the  time  of  their  installation,  make  the  following 
declaration  :   "I  solemnly  promise,  upon  the  honor  of  a  Mason,  that,  in 

the  office  of ,  I  will,  according  to  the  best  of  my  abilities,  strictly 

comply  with  the  laws  and  regulations  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  and  other 
ancient  Masonic  usages." 


ARTICLE  III. 

Grand  Wardens — Election  of. 

The    Grand    Wardens    shall    be    chosen    annually,    by  a  majority   of 
written  votes,  and  must  be  Past  Masters. 


ARTICLE  IV. 

Grand  Treasurer — Election  and  Duties  of. 

Section   i.    The  Grand    Treasurer    shall    be    chosen    annually,   by  a 
majority  of  written  votes. 


CONSTITUTION.  ]3 

Sec.  2.  He  must  be  a  brother  of  good  worldly  substance,  and  to  him 
shall  be  committed  the  moueys  belonging  to  the  Grand  Ivodge.  He  shall 
always  keep  a  fair  record  of  his  accounts  and  transactions,  and  the  uses 
to  which  the  moneys  are  appropriated  ;  and  shall  lay  the  same,  when 
required,  before  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  account  for  the  moneys,  as  may 
be  directed. 


ARTICLE  V. 

Grand  Secretary — Election  and  Duties  of. 

Section  i.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  be  chosen  annually,  by  a 
majority  of  written  votes. 

Sec.  2.  He  must  be  a  brother  who  can  write  a  fair  and  legible  hand, 
and  shall  keep  accurate  records  of  all  the  transactions  of  the  Grand 
Lodge.  He  shall  present  all  the  votes  and  orders  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
after  they  are  entered,  to  the  Grand  Master  for  his  approbation  and 
signature.  He  shall  issue  summonses,  as  the  Grand  Master  may  direct ; 
and  shall  give  a  seasonable  notice  in  at  least  one  public  newspaper  of 
every  stated  meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge  ;  and  he  shall  be  rewarded  for 
his  services  in  such  manner  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may  direct. 


ARTICLE  VL 
other  grand  officers— duties  of. 

Grand  Chaplains. 

Section  i.  The  Grand  Chaplains,  when  called  upon,  are  to  perform 
all  suitable  clerical  duties. 

Grand  Marshal. 

Sec.  2.  The  Grand  Marshal  shall  attend  to  the  organization  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  collect  petitions  and  communications,  introduce  visitors, 
direct  the  formation  of  processions,  and  execute  commands  of  the  Grand 
Master. 

Grand  Deacons. 

Sec.  3.  The  Grand  Deacons  shall  occupy  their  proper  stations,  and 
each  attend  to  his  particular  duty. 

Grand  Sword-Bearer  and  Pursuivant. 

Sec.  4.  The  Grand  vSword-Bearer  and  Pursuivant  shall  act  as  assistants 
to  the  Grand  Marshal. 


14  CONSTITUTION. 

Grand  Steward  and  Tiler. 

Sec.  5.  The  Grand  Steward  and  Tiler  shall  attend  every  call  of  the 
Grand  Master,  and  be  present  at  every  Grand  Communication  ;  for  which 
services  a  suitable  compensation  shall  be  made.  He  shall  attend  yearly, 
ih  season,  to  have  the  Grand  Lodge  room  properly  prepared  for  the 
reception  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 


ARTICLE  VII. 

Grand  Lecturers — Duties  of. 

The  Grand  Lecturers  shall  qualify  themselves  for  their  duties,  and 
attend  the  meetings  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  exemplify  the  work  and 
lectures  of  the  several  degrees,  when  required.  They  shall  visit  the 
several  Lodges  when  required — lecture  and  instruct  them  in  work,  and 
see  that  they  are  properly  regulated  and  conducted.  For  their  services 
they  shall  be  suitably  compensated  in  such  manner  as  the  Grand  Lodge 
may  provide.     (See  By-Laws,  Art.  i,  Sees.  21  and  22.) 


ARTICLE  VIII. 

Grand  Lodge — Communications  of. 

Section  i.  A  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  held  at  least  once  in  every  year, 
and  the  Grand  Master  may  call  special  meetings  whenever  he  shall  deem 
it  advisable. 

Manner  of  Voting  in. 

Sec.  2.  In  the  adoption  of  this  Constitution,  and  all  amendments 
hereafter  made,  and  in  the  election  of  officers,  and  all  other  matters  in 
the  Grand  Lodge  (when  demanded),  the  votes  shall  be  taken  according 
to  the  rights  of  the  several  Lodges ;  and  the  members  of  the  Grand 
Lodge — that  is  to  say,  every  Lodge  present  by  its  representation — shall 
be  entitled  to  three  votes,  whether  represented  by  one  or  more  brethren  ; 
and  ever}'  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  otherwise  entitled  than  by  being 
a  representative  of  a  particular  Lodge,  shall  have  one  vote  ;  provided 
this  shall  in  nowise  affect  any  rights  of  the  Past  Grand  officers.  In 
cases  of  a  tie,  the  brother  in  the  chair  shall  have  the  casting  vote. 


ARTICLE  IX. 

Powers  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Section  i.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  the  supreme  Masonic  authority 
within  the  State  of  North  Caroilna,  and  shall  claim  and  exercise  all  the 
original  essential  powers,  privileges,  rights  and  authority  appertaining 


CONSTITUTION.  15 

to  the  ancient  craft;  and  shall,  moreover,  rank  on  an  equality  with  all 
other  regularly  constituted  Grand  Lodges  ;  and  be  empowered  to  legis- 
late upon  all  matters  of  Masonic  government,  and  make  all  necessary 
regulations  for  its  own  government  and  that  of  its  subordinates. 

Sec.  2,  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  have  power  by  charter,  under  their 
seal,  to  constitute  new  Lodges,  to  establish  a  uniform  mode  of  working 
in  all  the  Lodges  in  this  State,  and  superintend  and  regulate  the  general 
police  of  Masonry,  according  to  the  ancient  usages  and  customs  of 
Masons, — carefully  regarding  the  old  landmarks,  which  are,  on  no 
account,  to  be  removed  or  defaced. 


ARTICLE  X. 

New^  Lodges — How  Established. 

No  new  charter  shall  be  granted,  but  upon  the  petition  of  at  least  seven 
known  and  approved  Master  Masons  ;  nor  shall  a  new  warrant  be  issued 
to  any  number  of  Masons,  residing  within  less  than  ten  miles  of  the 
usual  place  of  meeting  of  any  regularly  established  Lodge,  unless  impor- 
tant benefits  are  to  be  derived  therefrom  ;  and  the  petition  shall  contain 
the  causes  which  render  it  expedient  that  such  a  charter  should  be 
granted,  with  the  nomination  of  the  Master  and  Wardens  ;  and  the 
petition  shall  be  approved  by  some  regular  constituted  Lodge  in  the 
vicinity  of  the  petitioners. 

{^Construction  of  Article  X  by  the  Grand  iMaster  and  Accepted  by  ilie 
Grand  Lodge — iSS2.'\ 
By  Article  X  of  the  Constitution,  "  no  new  charter  shall  be  granted 
but  upon  the  petition  of  at  least  seven  known  and  approved  Master 
Masons."  By  Section  i,  Article  VI,  of  the  By-Laws  and  Edicts  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  "dispensations  for  new  Lodges  may  be  granted  upon 
petition  to  the  Grand  Master,  or  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  of  not  less 
than  seven  worthy  Master  Masons."  Seven  worthy  and  approved  Master 
Masons  being  the  smallest  number  to  whom  the  Grand  Lodge  can  grant 
a  charter,  or  the  Grand  Master  or  Deputy  Grand  Master  a  dispensation 
for  a  new  Lodge,  it  follows  that,  whenever  the  membership  of  any  Lodge 
is  reduced  by  any  cause  below  seven,  its  legal  existence  thereupon  ceases, 
and  it  cannot  thenceforth  do  any  work  or  transact  any  business  what- 
ever. Its  property,  furniture,  jewels,  funds,  etc.,  become  forfeited  to 
the  Grand  Lodge,  to  be  taken  into  possession  and  disposed  of  as  directed 
in  the  case  of  suspension  or  demise  of  a  Lodge. 


ARTICLE  XI. 
Amendments — How  Made. 

No  amendment  to  this  Constitution  shall  be  adopted  by  the  Grand 
Lodge,  until  the  same,  after  being  proposed  in  writing  to  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  thereby  concurred  with,  shall  be  submitted  to  the  considera- 
tion of  all  the  individual  Lodges,  and  adopted  by  at  least  two-thirds  of 
all  the  said  Lodges. 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 


ARTICLE  I. 

GRAND    OFFICERS. 

Time  for  Election  of. 

Section  i.  The  election  of  Grand  Officers  shall  take  place  on  the 
second  day  of  the  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Certificate  of  Election. 

Sec.  2.  The  Grand  Officers  elected  and  appointed  at  each  Annual 
Communication  of  this  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  furnished  with  certificates 
of  election  or  appointment,  signed  by  the  Grand  Master  and  Wardens, 
and  verified  by  the  signature  of  the  Grand  Secretary,  and  the  seal  of  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

Grand  JMaster. 
To  Provide  Stationery  and  Seals. 

Sec.  3.  The  Grand  Master  is  authorized  to  furnish  such  stationery  as 
he  may  deepi  necessary  for  himself  and  the  Grand  Secretary,  in  their 
official  correspondence  ;  and  also  to  procure  seals  to  be  used  in  conduct- 
ing the  correspondence  of  their  respective  offices. 

To  Appoint  Private  Secretary. 

Sec.  4.  The  Grand  IMaster  may  appoint  a  Private  vSecretary  and  fix  his 
compensation,  provided  it  shall  not  exceed  one  hundred  dollars  per 
annum. 

Expenses  of. 

Sec.  5.  The  necessary  expenses  of  the  Grand  Master  incurred  in  the 
discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office  shall  be  allowed  by  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Grand  Treasurer. 

To  Furnish  Statement  of  Accounts. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Treasurer,  at  each  Annual 
Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  file  with  the  Grand  Secretary  a 
statement  of  the  amount  of  moneys  and  other  funds  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
in  his  hands,  which  statement  the  Grand  Secretary  shall  file  among  his 
papers,  and  preserve  for  the  use  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 
9 


18  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

To  Give  Bond. 

Sec.  7-  The  Grand  Treasurer  shall  give  bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  one 
thousand  dollars,  faithfully  to  discharge  his  duties  and  account  for  all 
moneys  and  effects  that  may  come  into  his  hands  belonging  to  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Payment  of  Grand  Secretary's  Salary. 

Sec.  S.  The  Grand  Treasurer  shall  not  be  authorized  to  pay  over  to  the 
Grand  Secretar}-  any  appropriation  which  the  Grand  Lodge  may  have 
made,  as  compensation  to  him  for  discharging  the  duties  of  his  office, 
until  he  shall  have  produced  the  certificate  of  the  committee  on  his 
books  that  said  duties  were  dul}'  and  truly  performed. 

To  Pay  Expenses  of  Grand  Officers. 

Sec.  9.  The  Grand  Treasurer  shall,  at  each  Annual  Communication, 
tender  to  the  Grand  Officers  of  the  preceding  Masonic  year  their  expenses 
incurred  in  attending  said  x^nnual  Communication. 

To  Procure  Portraits  of  Grand  and  Past  Grand  Masters. 

Sec.  10.  The  Grand  Treasurer  and  Grand  Secretary  shall  be  a  standing 
committee  to  procure  the  portraits  of  the  Grand  Masters  of  this  State, 
beginning  with  the  year  1S66  ;  and  all  living  Past  Grand  Masters,  whose 
portraits  can  be  obtained,  and  the  same,  w-hen  procured,  shall  be  suitably 
framed  and  hung  up  in  the  Grand  Ledge  Hall.  Such  sums  of  money 
shall  be  appropriated  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  into  effect  this  section. 

Compensation  of. 

Sec.  II.  The  compensation  of  the  Grand  Treasurer  shall  be  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  dollars  per  annum,  unless  the  receipts  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  less  than  three  thousand  dollars  per  annum,  when  he  shall 
receive  five  per  cent,  commissions. 

Grand  Secretary. 
Salary  and  Fees  of. 

Sec.  12.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  receive  an  annual  salary  of  seven 
hundred  dollars,  as  compensation  for  his  services  ;  in  addition  to  which 
he  shall  be  entitled  to  one  dollar  for  engrossing  a  dispensation  or  charter 
and  affixing  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge  to  the  same  :  one  dollar  for  every 
certificate  or  document  requiring  seal,  and  the  fees  prescribed  in  Sections 
I  and  2  of  Article  IH  of  the  By-Laws.  Diplomas  and  papers  required 
h_v  the  Grand  Master  are  excepted. 

To  Transmit  Names,  &c.,  of  Grand  Officers  to  Other  Grand  Lodges. 

Sec.  13.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Secretary,  after  the  choice 
.of  Grand  Officers  each  vear,  to  transmit  to  the  Grand  Lodges  with  which 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  19 

this  Grand  Lodge  is  in  correspondence  the  names  and  signatures  of  the 
Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Grand  Wardens,  Grand  Treasurer 
and  Grand  Secretary,  written  in  their  own  proper  hands,  and  authenti- 
cated under  his  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

To  Make  Reports — Postage  Allowed. 

Sec.  14.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall,  at  each  Annual  Communication, 
submit  a  report,  in  writing,  of  the  transactions  of  his  office  during  the 
preceding  Masonic  year.  Postage  expenses  incurred  in  his  official  duties 
shall  be  paid  by  the  Grand  Treasurer,  and  allowed  to  him  in  the  settle- 
ment of  his  accounts. 

To  Provide  Dispensations  and  Charters. 

Sec.  15.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  have  blank  Dispensations  and 
Charters  printed  from  time  to  time  as  they  may  be  needed,  and  the  cost 
of  the  same  shall  be  paid  by  the  Grand  Treasurer. 

To  Give  Bond. 

Sec.  16.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  give  a  bond  in  the  penal  sum  of 
iive  hundred  dollars  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  to 
account  for  all  moneys  and  effects  that  may  come  into  his  hands  belong- 
ing to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

To  Transmit  Documents,  &c.,  to  Committee  on  Foreign  Correspond- 
ence— Grand  Lodge  Library. 

Sec.  17.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  transmit  to  the  Committee  on 
Foreign  Correspondence,  immediately  upon  their  reception,  all  papers 
and  documents  for  said  committee.  The  committee  shall  return  all  such 
papers  and  documents  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  after  the  report  is  com- 
pleted, for  the  purpose  of  binding. 

The  Grand  Secretary  shall  have  bound,  in  good  library  binding,  such 
documents  as  may  be  returned  to  him  by  the  committee,  to  form  a  library 
for  the  Grand  Lodge. 

To  Secure  Transportation  for  Representatives  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  18.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Grand  Secretary,  before  the  regular 
Annual  Communication  of  this  Grand  Body,  to  make  application  to  the 
Presidents  of  the  different  Railroad  and  Navigation  Companies  in  this 
State  to  allow  the  officers  and  representatives  to  pass  to  and  from  this 
Grand  Lodge  for  one  fare. 

To  Employ  Assistant. 

Sec.  19.  The  Grand  Secretary  is  authorized  to  employ  the  services  of 
some  suitable  brother  as  his  assistant  during  the  Annual  Communica- 
tions, and  the  Grand  Treasurer  is  directed,  upon  a  proper  warrant,  to 
pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  such  services. 


20  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Grand  Tiler — Compensation  of. 

Sec.  20.  The  salary  of  the  Grand  Tiler  shall  be  five  dollars  for  eacli 
day  and  night,  inclusive,  of  every  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Grand  Lecturers. 

To  Exemplify  Work. 

Sec.  21.  The  Grand  Lecturers  shall  exemplify  the  work  when  required 
by  the  Grand  Master,  at  any  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand 
Lodge.     (See  Article  VII  of  the  Constitution.) 

To  Examine  Records  of  Lodges,  &c. 

Sec.  22.  The  Grand  Lecturers  shall  examine  the  records  and  proceed- 
ings of  the  Lodges  they  may  visit,  and  report  in  what  manner  they  are 
kept  and  conducted,  as  well  as  whether  due  obedience  is  paid  to  the 
Constitution,  laws  and  teachings  of  Masonry. 


ARTICLE  II. 

REVENUES   OF   THE   GRAND   LODGE. 

Annual  Dues  of  Lodges. 

Section  i.  The  dues  from  Subordinate  Lodges  to  this  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  sixty  cents  per  capita,  annually,  for  each  member  reported  on 
the  annual  returns.  Each  Lodge  shall  transmit,  with  its  returns,  such 
annual  dues  or  fees  as  the  Grand  Lodge  may,  at  any  time,  assess. 

\^ResoIiiiion  of  iSSj.'\ 

All  applications  of  Subordinate  Lodges  for  the  remission  of  dues  shall 
be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Propositions  and  Grievances,  and  shall 
not  be  considered  by  the  Grand  Lodge  until  acted  upon  by  said  com- 
mittee. 

Grand  Secretary  to  Receive  Moneys. 

Sec.  2.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  receive  and  receipt  for  all  moneys 
due  the  Grand  Lodge,  handing  the  amount  promptly  to  the  Grand 
Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  Representatives  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  having  any  fees  or  dues  for  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  pay  them  to 
the  Grand  Secretary. 

Moneys — How  Paid  from  Grand  Treasury. 

Sec.  3.  No  moneys  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  Grand  Treasury,  unless 
authorized  by  the  Grand  Lodge  and  approved  by  the  Grand  Master. 


BY-IvAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  21 

ARTICLE  in. 

DIPLOMAS. 

Grand  Secretary  to  Provide. 

vSection  I.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  always  keep  on  hand  diplomas, 
printed  on  parchment  and  bound  in  pocket  form,  and  on  paper,  with 
Grand  Lodge  certificate  attached,  for  the  use  of  the  Subordinate  Lodges, 
for  which  they  shall  pay,  in  addition  to  the  cost  of  the  blank  diploma, 
fifty  cents  for  each  copy,  one-half  whereof  shall  be  paid  into  the  Grand 
Treasury  ;  the  other,  the  Grand  vSecretary  shall  receive  for  affixing 
seal,  &c. 

Diplomas  Furnished  by  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  The  price  of  a  diploma  granted  by  this  Grand  Lodge,  or  by  its 
officers,  shall  be  five  dollars  ;  and  the  same  shall  accrue  to,  and  be  a  part 
of  the  perquisites  of,  the  Grand  Secretary. 


ARTICLE  IV. 

ANNU.\L   COMMUNICATIONS   OF   GRAND    LODGE. 

When  and  Where  Held. 

Section  i.  The  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be 
held  in  the  citj-  of  Wilmington  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  January,  1894, 
and  annually  thereafter  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  January  in  the  city  of 
Raleigh. 

Quorum. 

Sec.  2.  The  Representatives  of  three  Subordinate  Lodges,  with  such 
Grand  Officers  and  members  as  may  be  in  attendance,  shall  be  necessary 
to  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Delegate  shall  Represent  Only  Three  Lodges. 

Sec.  3.  A  delegate  shall  not  represent  more  than  three  Lodges  at  the 
same  time  in  this  Grand  Lodge. 

Proxy  Cannot  Appoint  Proxy. 

Sec.  4.  A  proxy  shall  not  transfer  his  authorit}-  to  another  unless  the, 
power  to  do  so  shall  be  expressly  given  by  his  principal. 

Manner  of  Voting  by  Representatives — Number  of  Votes. 

Sec.  5.  Each  Lodge  represented  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  whether  by 
officers,  proxies,  or  special  representatives,  shall  be  entitled  to  three 
votes;  and  if  two  only  represent  a  Lodge,  and  they  shall  differ,  each 
shall  cast  one  and  a  half  vote. 


22  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Credentials  of  Representatives. 

Sec.  6.  Every  representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  (whether  elected  by 
the  Lodge  or  appointed  the  proxy  of  any  officer),  must  be  furnished  with 
a  certificate  of  election  or  appointment,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge, 
attested  by  the  Secretary,  the  form  to  be  furnished  by  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary, which  shall  state  that  he  is  a  Master  Mason  ;  and  all  credentials 
must  be  handed  to  the  Committee  on  Credentials.  No  person  shall 
represent  any  Subordinate  Lodge  other  than  its  constitutional  officers, 
either  as  a  delegate  or  proxy,  unless  he  produces  proper  and  written 
authority  therefor. 

Committee  on  Credentials — Appointment  and  Report  of. 

Sec.  7.  At  every  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge  the 
Grand  Master  shall  appoint  a  Committee  on  Credentials,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  attend  at  the  Grand  Lodge  Hall  at  least  three  hours  before 
the  time  of  assembling  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  succeeding  Annual  Com. 
munication,  to  receive  credentials  of  representatives  and  verify  proxies. 

Standing  Committees. 

Sec.  8.  The  Grand  Master  shall,  as  soon  as  he  may  deem  it  advisable, 
after  the  acceptance  of  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials, 
appoint  the  following  Standing  Committees,  each  to  consist  of  a  discre- 
tionary number  of  members,  to-wit  : 

Tst.  A  Committee  on  Charters  and  Dispensations  ;  to  whom  shall  be 
referred  all  matters  appertaining  to  the  constituting  or  chartering  of 
Lodges. 

2d.  A  Committee  on  Foreign  Corresp07idenc§  and  Bliscellaneous  Sub- 
jects; to  whom  shall  be  referred,  immediately  after  their  receipt  bj^  the 
Grand  Secretary,  all  foreign  communications,  and  such  miscellaneous 
matters,  as  may  not  otherwise  be  specially  disposed  of,  and  who  shall 
be  required  to  submit  their  report  on  the  second  day  of  the  next  succeed- 
ing Annual  Communication  ;  and  the  chairman  shall  be  paid  such  com- 
pensation for  his  services  as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

3d.  A  Cofnmittee  on  Returns  of  Subordinate  Lodges ;  to  whom  shall 
be  referred  the  Returns  and  Proceedings  of  the  several  Lodges,  together 
with  every  other  matter  relating  in  any  way  to  said  Lodges,  and  which 
may  not  meet  with  any  other  disposition. 

4th.  A  Committee  on  Accounts  and  Claims ;  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
examine  the  Grand  Treasurer's  accounts,  and  also  all  other  accounts  and 
claims  in  which  the  Grand  Lodge  may  be  interested,  and  report  the 
existing  condition  of  the  Grand  Treasury. 

5th.  A  Comtnittee  on  Jurisprudence ;  to  consist  of  five,  to  serve  until 
the  succeeding  Annual  Communication,  to  whom  shall  be  submitted  all 
questionsof  Masonic  law  not  requiring  the  decisions  of  the  Grand  Master. 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  23 

All  auieuded  By-Laws,  and  all  questions  of  law  and  usage  recommended 
by  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Correspondence  for  the  concurrence  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  and  which,  if  recommended  by  said  committee,  and  con- 
curred in  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  recognized  as  the  law  in  this 
jurisdiction.  This  committee  shall  report  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the 
Annual  Communication  next  succeeding  their  appointment,  on  the 
second  day  of  the  session,  all  decisions  made  by  them  during  the  year, 
and  all  necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the  discharge  of  these  duties 
shall  be  paid  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

6th.  A  Committee  on  Schools  iind^r  the  management  of  Subordinate 
Lodges. 

7th.  A  Committee  on  Unfinished  Business  of  Previous  Annual  Com- 
munication ;  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  examine  the  records  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  and  see  that  its  proceedings  have  been  faithfully  recorded. 

Sth.  A  Committee  on  Propositions  and  Grievances  ;  to  be  appointed  by 
the  Grand  Master  before  the  close  of  each  Annual  Communication.  This 
committee  shall  meet  in  the  city  of  Raleigh  at  least  one  daj'  before  the 
assembling  of  the  Grand  Lodge ;  and  all  transcripts  and  other  papers  to 
be  referred  to  said  committee  shall  be  transmitted  to  the  Grand  Secretary 
thirty  days  previous  to  each  Annual  Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
and  any  Lodge  or  individual  failing  to  comply  with  this  paragraph  can 
only  be  heard  by  special  permission  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Grand  Master's  Address — Committee  on. 

Sec.  9.  After  the  Grand  Master  shall  have  presented  his  annual  address 
(which  he  is  requested  to  lay  before  the  Grand  Lodge  on  Tuesday  evening 
of  the  Annual  Communication),  he  shall  appoint  a  special  committee  of 
reference,  who  shall  take  the  same  in  charge  and  make  a  report,  specify- 
ing the  appropriate  committees  to  whom  the  several  subjects  therein 
noticed  shall  be  referred. 

Grand  Lodge — When  and  How  Closed. 

vSec.  10.  The  Grand  Lodge  shall  continue  in  session  until  all  legitimate 
business  coming  before  it  shall  have  been  disposed  of,  or  until  closed  by 
the  Grand  Master. 

Leave  of  Absence — ^How  Obtained. 

Sec.  II.  No  member  shall  leave  the  hall,  or  absent  himself  from  the 
cit}',  during  the  session  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  without  the  permission  of 
the  Grand  Master. 

Visitors — How  Admitted. 

Sec.  12.  No  visitors  shall  be  admitted  into  the  Grand  Lodge  except 
petitioners  and  witnesses  :  Provided,  That  brethren  properly  entitled  by 
their  grade  in  Masonry  may,  by  permission  from  the  chair,  be  admitted  ; 
in  neither  of  which  cases' shall  they  be  permitted  to  vote. 


24  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Refreshments  Forbidden. 

Sec.  13.  This  Grand  Lodge  discountenances  refreshments  and  forbids 
their  use,  and  advises  vSubordinate  Lodees  to  do  the  same. 


ARTICLE  V. 

RULES   REGULATING   BUSINESS   OF   GRAND   LODGE. 

Order  of  Business. 

Section  i.  The  following  shall  be  the  order  of  business  for  the  regu- 
lation of  the  Grand  Lodge  : 

1.  Reading  the  Proceedings  of  the  previous  day. 

2.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees. 

3.  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

4.  Communications  from  the  Grand  Master  or  other  Grand  Officers. 

5.  Motions  and  Resolutions. 

6.  Unfinished  Business. 

7.  Special  Orders. 

Communications,  &c.,  How  Submitted. 

Sec.  2.  All  communications  and  documents  must  first  be  submitted  to 
the  inspection  of  the  Grand  Master,  before  they  can  properly  come 
before  the  Grand  Lodge. 

To  be  Reduced  to  Writing. 

Sec.  3.  Every  resolution  or  motion  submitted  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall,  if  required,  be  reduced  to  writing  and  referred  to  an  appropriate 
committee. 

Motions,  &c.,  on  Jurisprudence  to  Lie  Over. 

Sec.  4.  All  motions  or  resolutions,  touching  Masonic  jurisprudence, 
shall  lie  over  one  day  before  the  same  is  acted  on,  unless  notice  thereof 
in  writing  be  given  one  day  before  its  introduction. 

Grand  Master — How  Addressed. 

vSEC.  5.  Every  member,  wishing  to  address  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  rise 
and  respectfully  address  himself  to  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  ; 
confining  his  remarks  to  the  subject  under  consideration,  and  avoiding 
personalities  and  all  gross  expressions. 

Restrictions  in  Debate  — Calls  to  Order. 

Sec.  6.  No  person  shall  speak  more  than  twice  on  the  same  subject 
without  permission,  nor  shall  he  interrupt  another  when  decorously 
addressing  the  Grand  Lodge.  All  calls  to  order  shall  be  addressed  to 
the  chair. 


BY-LAWvS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  25 

Motion,  When  Debatable. 

Sec.  7.  No  motion  shall  be  debatable  until  seconded  and  stated  from 
the  chair,  when  it  shall  be  considered  in  possession  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
and  cannot  be  withdrawn,  except  by  the  mover,  previous  to  decision  or 
amendment.  A  question,  after  being  put  by  the  Grand  Master,  cannot 
be  debated. 

Motion  to  Close,  &c.,  Inadmissible. 

Sec.  8.  No  motion  to  close  or  call  off  is  admissible,  that  responsibility 
resting  alone  with  the  Grand  Master,  who  is  obligated  to  allow  the 
occurrence  of  nothing  tending  to  interrupt  or  defeat  the  regular  course 
of  any  business  legitimately  coming  before  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Parliamentary  Rules — Previous  Question. 

Sec.  9.  On  all  other  matters  the  rules  which  generally  govern  delib- 
erative assemblies  shall  be  observed,  except  as  to  the  previous  question. 

Reconsideration  of  Votes. 

Sec.  10.  No  vote  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  be  reconsidered  by  a  less 
number  of  members  than  were  present  at  the  passing  of  the  same. 

Reports  of  Committees — How  Made. 

Sec.  II.  All  Committees  shall  report  their  proceedings  in  writing — the 
first  named  brother  on  each  to  be  Chairman  ;  unless  he  waive  his  right 
to  another. 


ARTICLE  VI. 

establishment  of  lodges. 

Dispensations — Price  of. 

Section  i.  Dispensations  for  New  Lodges  may  be  granted  upon  peti- 
tion to  the  Grand  Master,  or  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  of  not  less  than 
seven  worthy  Master  Masons,  said  petitioners  to  be  known  and  recom- 
mended by  a  Lodge  nearest  their  residence,  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  ten 
dollars  (|io),  one  dollar  of  which  the  Grand  Secretary  shall  retain  for 
his  services. 

Petitioners  for  Dispensations  to  Obtain  Dimits  or  Certificates. 

Sec.  2.  The  dimits  of  petitioners  for  a  dispensation  for  a  new  Lodge 
shall  accompany  the  petition.  When  a  Lodge  has  forfeited  its  charter 
and  sent  its  records  to  the  Grand  Secretary,  the  former  members  of  said 
Lodge  may,  upon  a  petition  setting  forth  the  said  facts,  become  members 
of  the  nearest  Lodge,  or  petition  for  a  dispensation  for  a  new  Lodge. 


26  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Skill  and  Proficiency  of  Officers  Certified. 

.  Sec.  3.  All  Subordinate  Lodges,  recommending  petitions  for  dispen- 
sations for  opening  and  holding  new  Lodges,  shall,  in  addition  to  the 
recommendation  required  in  Section  i  of  this  Article,  plainly  and 
explicitly  certify  that  they  have  carefully  examined  the  Master  and 
Wardens,  or  at  least  the  Master,  of  the  proposed  Lodge,  and  that  they 
find  them  or  him  to  be  well  skilled  in  the  ritual  and  laws  of  Masonry. 
A  Subordinate  Lodge  shall  not  recommend  any  petition  for  a  new  Lodge 
unless  it  can  unqualifiedly  certify-  to  the  skill  and  legal  knowledge  as 
herein  required. 

Naming  Lodges. 

Sec.  4.  Masons  who  apply  for  a  dispensation  to  form  a  Lodge,  or  for 
a  Charter  after  having  worked  under  dispensation,  shall  not  name  their 
Lodge  after  any  living  man,  profane  or  Mason,  to  the  end  that  Masonry 
may  not  be  brought  into  reproach  by  perpetuating  the  name  of  an 
unworthy  man. 

Powers  not  Possessed  by  Lodges  U.  D. 

Sec.  5.  A  Lodge  working  under  Dispensaiion  has  not  the  power  to 
affiliate  members.  It  has  not  territorial  or  penal  jurisdiction.  It  cannot 
try  or  discipline  the  Masons  composing  it,  or  those  living  nearer  to  it 
than  to  another  Lodge.  It  cannot  enact  B3--Laws.  It  has  no  powers 
except  those  specially  delegated  by  the  Grand  Master's  Dispensation, 
under  which  it  is  established. 

Dispensation  to  be  Returned — Charter  and  Seal  to  be  Issued. 

Sec.  6.  Every  Lodge  working  under  a  Dispensation  shall  return  the 
same  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  at  the  first  Annual  Communication  after  its 
date,  together  with  a  copy  of  its  By-Laws,  a  transcript  of  its  proceedings, 
a  list  of  officers  and  members,  and  a  fee  of  twenty  dollars  ;  also  a  sufficient 
sum  to  pay  for  a  suitable  seal,  for  which  a  charter  and  seal  shall  be 
issued,  if  so  ordered  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  Secretary  of  every 
chartered  Lodge  shall  attach  the  seal  thereof  to  all  communications 
issued  by  order  of  the  Lodge.  The  Secretary  shall  not  use  the  seal  of 
the  Lodge  except  by  order  of  the  Master,  or  the  Lodge,  or  according  to 
law. 

Chartered  Lodges — How  Numbered. 

Sec.  7.  When  Lodges  are  chartered,  they  shall  be  numbered  according 
to  the  dates  of  their  charters,  and  numbers  rendered  blank  by  the  demise 
of  Lodges  shall  not  be  filled. 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  27 

Chartered  Lodges — How  Constituted. 

Sec.  8.  No  chartered  Lodge  can  proceed  to  work  until  the  same  shall 
have  been  constituted  and  the  Master  regularh"  installed,  either  by  the 
Grand  Master  in  person,  or  by  a  Past  IMaster  duly  authorized. 

Duplicate  Charter  Retains  Membership. 

Sec.  9.  A  Lodge  receiving  a  duplicate  charter  to  supply  the  loss  of  the 
original,  retains  its  membership  entire. 


ARTICLE  VH. 

ANNUAL   RETURNS   OF   LODGES   TO   GRAND   LODGE. 

What  the  Returns  Shall  Contain. 

The  vSecretary  of  ever}' constituted  Lodge  under  this  jurisdiction  shall 
make  annual  returns  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  on  a  form  to  be  furnished  by 
the  Grand  Secretary,  containing  the  following  items  :  Officers ;  Members ; 
Resident  Masons  not  Members  ;  Entered  Apprentices  ;  Fellow  Crafts  ; 
those  initiated,  passed,  raised,  or  admitted  to  membership  ;  members 
who  have  died,  withdrawn,  or  been  excluded  for  non-payment  of  dues, 
and  those  who  have  been  rejected,  suspended,  or  reinstated.  The  location 
(county  and  town  or  place),  of  the  Lodge,  and  the  time  of  holding  its 
Regular  Communications,  shall  be  stated.  The  returns  shall  give  names 
and  dates  in  all  cases  except  as  to  those  rejected  (which  are  not  to  be 
published),  with  a  summary  in  figures,  and  shall  be  certified  by  the 
Secretary,  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  Lodge.  They  shall  embrace  the 
W'orkings  and  statistics  of  the  Lodge  for  the  year  ending  on  the  31st  day 
of  October,  corresponding  with  the  fiscal  year  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and 
shall  be  transmitted  to  the  Grand  Secretary  on  or  before  the  25th  day  of 
November.  A  Lodge  shall  not  be  entitled  to  representation  in  the  Grand 
Lodge,  except  by  special  permission,  until  the  returns  are  filed  with, 
and  all  dues  owing  by  the  Lodge  are  fully  paid  to,  the  Grand  vSecretar}'. 


ARTICLE  VIII. 

REMOVAL   OF   LODGES. 

Proceedings  in. 

No  Lodge  shall  be  removed  without  the  Master's  knowledge.  No 
motion  shall  be  made  for  removal  in  the  Master's  absence  ;  and,  if  the 
motion  be  seconded,  the  Master  shall  order  summons  to  every  individual 
member,  specifying  the  business,  and  appoint  a  day  for  hearing  and 
determining  the  matter,  at  least  ten  days  before  it  is  to  take  place  ;  and 


28  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

the  determination  shall  be  made  by  the  majority,  provided  the  Master 
be  one  of  that  majority.  But  if  he  be  of  the  minority  against  removing, 
the  Lodge  shall  not  be  removed,  unless  the  majority  consists  of  full  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  present.  But,  if  the  Master  refuse  to  direct  such 
summons,  either  of  the  Wardens  may  do  it ;  and  if  the  Master  neglect 
to  attend  on  the  day  fixed,  the  Wardens  may  preside,  in  determining  the 
matter,  in  the  manner  prescribed  ;  but  they  shall  not  enter  upon  any- 
other  cause  than  that  particularly  mentioned  in  the  summons.  If  the 
Lodge  be  thus  regularly  ordered  to  be  removed,  the  Master  or  Warden 
shall  send  notice  thereof  to  the  Grand  Secretary' for  publishing  the  same 
at  the  next  Annual  Communication.  No  Lodge  shall  be  deemed  regu- 
larly removed  until  the  removal  thereof  be  approved  by  the  Grand 
Master,  or  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  for  the  time  being  ;  nor  unless  the 
laws  relating  to  removals  be  strictly  complied  with  ;  and,  that  the  same 
may  be  duly  ascertained,  the  books  of  every  Lodge,  intended  to  be 
removed,  shall  be  inspected  by  the  Grand  Secretary  before  any  removal 
takes  place. 


ARTICLE  IX. 

EXTINCT  LODGES. 

Forfeiture  and  Restoration  of  Charters. 

Section  .i.  Every  Lodge,  which  shall  cease  to  meet  for  twelve  months, 
or  neglect  to  make  returns  and  forward  dues  to  the  Grand  Lodge  for  two 
successive  terms,  shall  forfeit  its  charter  ;  which  shall  not  be  restored 
except  on  application  b}-  the  Master,  Wardens,  or  seven  members, 
accompanied  by  satisfactory  explanations,  to  be  approved  by  the  Grand 
Lodge,  or  by  the  Grand  Master  during  recess. 

Suspension  of  Charters — Status  of  Members. 

Sec.  2.  The  suspension  of  the  charter  of  a  Lodge  shall  not  work  detri- 
ment to  the  Masonic  character  of  its  members.  They  can  visit  and  enjoy 
the  rights  and  privileges  of  regular  members. 

[This  does  not  apply  to  the  members  of  Lodges  whose  charters  have 
been  or  may  be  forfeited  or  surrendered.] 

Forfeited  Property — How  Secured  and  Disposed  of. 

Sec.  3.  In  case  of  the  suspension  or  demise  of  any  Lodge,  its  property 
and  furniture  of  whatever  kind,  charter,  jewels,  and  funds,  shall  become 
forfeited  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  the  Grand  Master  shall  have  power, 
either  personallj'  or  through  an  agent,  to  collect  and  take  the  same  into 
possession,  together  with  accounts  due,  and  he  shall  be  authorized,  at 
his  discretion,  to  sell,  lease  or  rent  real  estate,  or  such  other  property, 
or  lend  to  a  Lodge  any  part  thereof,  until  the  ensuing  Annual  Commu- 


BY-IvAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  29 

uication  ;  or  he  may  restore  such  property  on  the  revival  of  the  Lodge. 
The  withholding  or  other  disposal  of  such  effects  will  subject  the  parties 
concerned  to  the  severest  penalties. 

The  Grand  Master  is  further  authorized  to  institute  legal  proceedings 
to  recover  such  property  and  funds,  and  to  employ  counsel  to  conduct 
the  same. 


ARTICLE  X. 

PETITIONS    FOR   DEGREES   OR   MEMBERSHIP. 

Qualifications  of  Candidates. 

Section  i.  Every  applicant  for  initiation  must  be  free  born  ;  and  no 
individual,  physically  so  deformed  as  to  be  disabled  from  honestly  acquir- 
ing the  means  of  subsistence,  or  who  may  be  incapacitated  for  becoming 
a  useful  member,  shall  be  initiated  in  any  Lodge. 

[Conslntclion  of  Scciioii  i  by  Grand  Master,  Approved  by  the  Grand 

Lodge— iSSj.'] 

A  petitioner  who  has  lost  his  right  thumb  and  part  of  two  of  his  fingers 
cannot  be  elected  to  receive  the  degrees. 

Qualifications  for  Degrees. 

Sec.  2.  A  candidate  who  has  received  the  Entered  Apprentice  Degree, 
and  afterwards  loses  an  arm,  cannot  be  advanced. 

Either  drunkenness  or  profanity  is  a  sufficient  cause  for  the  rejection 
of  a  petition. 

Petitions— How  Disposed  of — Conferring  of  Degrees  Limited. 

Sec.  3.  Every  petition  for  initiation  or  membership  shall  be  submitted 
at  a  regular  communication  and  referred  to  a  committee  of  inquiry,  and  lie 
over  at  least  one  month,  unless  in  cases  of  pressing  emergency,  Avhich 
shall  not  be  considered  to  exist  iinless  the  candidate  is  about  to  journey 
abroad  ;  neither  shall  more  than  one  degree  be  conferred  on  the  same 
day,  except  as  above  provided,  unless  due  proficiency  be  attained  in  each 
advancing  step,  to  be  manifested  in  open  Lodge.  But  no  one  of  the 
degrees  shall  be  conferred  upon  more  than  five  candidates  at  the  same 
communication.  Every  petition  for  the  degrees  or  membership  shall  be 
submitted  to  the  ballot,  whether  the  report  of  the  committee  on  the 
same  is  favorable  or  unfavorable. 

What  Constitutes  Membership  in  a  Lodge. 

Sec.  4.  If  a  candidate  is  raised  by  the  Lodge  in  which  his  petition  is 
acted  on,  his  signing  the  By-Laws  constitutes  him  a  member.  If  the 
degrees  are  conferred  by  the  request  of  another  Lodge,  he  must  sign  the 
By-Laws  of  the  Lodge  making  the  request.  By-Laws  shall  be  signed  by 
the  hand  of  the  brother  receiving  the  degrees  or  elected  to  membership 


30  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Twelve  Months'  Residence  of  Petitioners— Consent  of  Other  Lodges 
in  Certain  Cases  Required. 

Sec.  5.  A  Lodge  shall  not  entertain  the  petition  for  the  degrees  of  a 
person  who  has  not  resided  twelve  mouths  within  its  jurisdiction  imme- 
diately preceding  the  date  of  his  petition.  The  application  of  a  petitioner, 
whose  residence  is  nearer  to  some  other  Lodge,  shall  not  be  entertained 
without  the  written  consent  of  such  Lodge. 

Cases  where  Consent  of  Other  Grand  Jurisdictions  is  Required. 

Sec.  6.  A  Lodge  shall  not  entertain  the  petition  for  the  degrees  of  a 
person  who  has  removed  to  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  from  another,  within 
twelve  mouths  from  the  date  of  such  removal,  without  the  consent  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  or  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Jurisdiction  from  which 
he  came. 

Material  Jurisdiction  of  a  Lodge. 

Sec.  7.  A  vSubordinate  Lodge  has  exclusive  jurisdiction  over  all  persons 
or  candidates  residing  nearer  its  place  of  meeting  than  any  other;  and 
should  any  Lodge  receive  a  candidate,  residing  nearer  some  other  Lodge 
in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  and  confer  the  degrees  upon  him,  the  fees 
therefor  are  forfeited  to  the  Lodge  nearest  to  which  the  candidate  resides. 
Two  or  more  Lodges  in  a  town  or  city  have  concurrent  jurisdiction  over 
material. 

An  air-line  shall  determine  the  territorial  jurisdiction  of  Subordinate 
Lodges. 

A  Mason  residing  in  this  or  another  Grand  Jurisdiction  cannot  be  a 
member  of  a  Lodge  in  both  jurisdictions  at  the  same  time. 

The  jurisdiction  of  Lodges  in  adjoining  towns  is  confined  to  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  each. 

An  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow  Craft  of  an  extinct  Lodge  becomes 
the  material  of  the  nearest  Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction. 

A  Lodge  under  dispensation  and  the  nearest  chartered  Lodge  shall 
have  concurrent  jurisdiction  over  candidates  for  degrees,  as  two  char- 
tered Lodges  in  the  same  town  have. 

An  Entered  x\pprentice,  who  received  that  degree  in  another  Grand 
Jurisdiction,  his  Lodge  becoming  dormant  and  he  afterwards  removing 
to  this  Grand  Jurisdiction,  cannot  petition  a  Lodge  in  this  jurisdiction 
for  the  remaining  degrees  without  the  consent  of  the  Grand  Lodge  from 
which  he  hailed,  or  its  Grand  Master. 

How  By-Laws  may  be  Suspended  or  Petition  Withdrawn. 

Sec.  S.  a  Lodge  cannot  suspend  its  By-Laws,  or  allow  a  petition  to  be 
withdrawn  after  its  presentation  and  reference,  without  first  obtaining  a 


BA-IvAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  31 

dispensation  from  the  Grand  Master,  unless  it  should  appear  that  the 
petitioner  resided  beyond  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Lodge,  or  that  he  was 
physically  disqualified. 

Qualifications  for  Membership. 

Skc.  9.  None  but  Master  Masons  of  good  standing,  against  whom  no 
other  Lodge  has  claims,  shall  be  admitted  to  membership  in  any  Lodge. 

Dimits  to  Accompany  Petition — Exceptional  Cases. 

Sec.  10.  A  Lodge  shall  not  receive  any  Mason  as  a  member  who  does 
not  produce  a  certificate  of  withdrawal  from  the  Lodge  to  which  he  last 
belonged  :  Provided,  That  anj-  Mason  of  good  standing  as  a  citizen, 
whose  Lodge  has  become  dormant,  upon  satisfying  any  Lodge,  is  entitled 
to  become  a  member  of  such  Lodge,  by  and  with  its  consent,  upon  such 
terms  as  other  Masons  are  admitted. 

Dual  Membership  Forbidden. 

Sec.  II.  A  Mason  shall  not  be  a  member  of  more  than  oue  Lodge  at 
the  same  time.  A  Lodge  under  dispensation  shall  be  considered  a  Lodge 
within  the  meaning  of  this  section. 

Balloting. 

One  Black  Ball  Rejects, 

Sec.  12.  On  balloting  for  a  candidate,  or  for  memljership,  one  black 
ball  shall  reject  without  a  question — except,  that  a  second  ballot  maj-be 
demanded  to  be  satisfied  of  no  mistake,  which  ballot  cannot  be  recon- 
sidered.    A  ballot  on  a  petition  shall  not  be  disclosed. 

Rejected  Petitioners  Excluded  for  One  Year. 

Sec.  13.  A  petition  once  rejected  shall  not  again  be  acted  upon  within 
one  year.  A  candidate  whose  petition  for  the  degrees  has  been  rejected 
cannot  petition  another  Lodge  without  the  consent  of  the  Lodge  by 
which  his  petition  was  rejected. 

When  a  petitioner  has  been  rejected  by  one  of  the  two  Lodges  in  a 
town,  and  after  twelve  months  applies  to  the  other,  and  consent  of  the 
first  Lodge  is  sought  by  the  second  to  entertain  the  petition,  it  requires 
a  unanimous  vote  to  grant  such  permission  to  the  second  Lodge. 

Ballot  may  be  Taken  on  Passing  or  Raising. 

Sec.  14.  When  a  ballot  is  taken  on  a  petition  for  the  degrees,  it  is  for 
the  applicant  to  become  a  Master  Mason.  It  is  proper,  however,  if  a 
member  shall  request  it,  to  take  a  ballot  on  his  application  for  passing 
or  raising.     (See  last  paragraph  Sec.  3.) 


32  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

ARTICLE  XI. 
FEES    FOR   DEGREES. 

Amouut  and  Ratio  of  Fees. 

Section  i.  The  amount  chargeable  by  the  Subordinate  Lodges  for  the 
degrees  of  Entered  Apprentice,  Eellow  Craft,  and  Master  Mason  shall 
not  be  less  than  fifteen  dollars,  and  in  no  case  shall  the  fees  be  remitted. 
It  shall  be  discretionary  with  the  Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction  to  establish 
any  ratio  of  fees  for  these  several  degrees,  and  to  apportion  a  sum  to  each 
(exclusive  of  Tiler's  fees  that  maybe  allowed),  provided  the  amounts  so 
apportioned  shall  not  be  less  than  that  prescribed  in  this  section. 

Fees  Required  in  Advance. 

Sec  2.  All  the  Subordinate  Lodges  under  the  jurisdiction  of  this 
Grand  Lodge  are  required  to  receive  all  fees  for  conferring  degrees 
invariably  in  advance,  and  shall,  in  no  case,  confer  a  degree  unless  the 
regular  fee  be  so  paid. 

Application  of  Fees  by  Lodges. 

Sec.  3.  Every  Lodge  shall  hold  sacred  all  initiation  fees  for  charitable 
or  educational  purposes,  unless  the  necessity  should  exist  requiring  their 
use  in  providing  suitable  accommodations,  or  essential  fixtures. 

No  Charge  for  Degrees  Conferred  by  Request. 

Sec.  4.  No  charge  shall  be  made  for  degrees  by  a  Lodge  conferring 
the  same  at  the  request  of  another  Lodge,  the  act  being  an  extension  of 
Masonic  courtesy. 


ARTICLE  XII. 

conferring  drgrees,  work,  &c. 

Lectures  Appertaining  to  Degrees,  &c. 

Section  i.  In  conferring  the  several  degrees,  the  lectures  appertain- 
ing thereto  shall  indispensably  be  delivered  ;  and  it  shall  be  considered 
irregular,  in  the  opening  or  closing  of  a  Lodge,  to  waive  any  portion  of 
the  ceremonies. 

Uniformity  of  Work — Employment  of  Lecturer. 

Sec.  2.  In  order  to  insure  a  uniformity  of  work  and  lectures  in  all  the 
Lodges,  they  shall  suffer  no  other  system  to  be  introduced,  but  such  as 
may  be  authorized  by  the  Grand  Lodge.  And  thej'  shall  pay  to  the 
Grand  Lecturer,  for  his  services,  such  sum  as  may  be  agreed  upon 
between  themselves. 


PA'-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  33 

Title  of  Work. 

Sec.  3.  The  "Aucient  Work  of  Masonry"  (known  as  the  Stevenson 
system),  shall  be  taught  and  practiced  as  the  work  of  this  jurisdiction, 
and  the  Subordinate  Lodges  shall  conform  thereto  :  Provided,  That  a 
failure  by  a  Subordinate  Lodge  to  conform,  in  giving  the  work,  in  mat- 
ters not  essential,  shall  not  be  deemed  a  cause  for  the  arrest  or  forfeiture 
of  its  chatter. 

Solemnity  in  Conferring  Degrees. 

Sec.  4.  A  becoming  solemnit}'  shall  be  observed  during  the  introduc- 
tion or  advancement  of  a  candidate,  and  no  unsanctioned  ceremony 
shall,  under  any  consideration,  be  permitted. 

Ceremonies  may  be  Arrested. 

Sec.  5.  The  ceremonies  ma}- be  arrested  at  anj- time  previous  to  the  con- 
ferring of  either  degree,  should  a  member  of  the  Lodge  object  to  initia- 
tion or  advancement,  and  the  member  objecting  shall  not  be  required  to 
assign  his  reasons  therefor,  or  to  prefer  charges  against  the  candidate. 

Use  of  Cypher  Forbidden. 

Sec.  6.  The  making  or  using  of  any  letter  or  cypher  to  the  true 
Masonic  work  and  m3'steries  is  not  authorized  by  the  ancient  customs  of 
the  Order,  is  contrary  to  its  principles  and  teachings,  and  cannot,  there- 
fore, be  sanctioned  by  this  Grand  Lodge.  The  true  Masonic  mysteries 
should  be  taught  and  handed  down  bj^  oral  teaching  alone,  as  has  been 
done  from  remote  ages,  and  any  departure  from  this  principle  is  fraught 
with  danger  to  the  institution. 

Making  Masons  at  Sight. 

Sec.  7.  (1.)  This  Grand  Lodge  does  not  recognize  any  other  mode  of 
making  Masons  than  the  one  sanctioned  by  the  immemorial  usage  of  the 
Craft,  namely  :  "In  a  regular  Lodge,"  after  "previous  notice  and  due 
enquiry  into  character." 

(2.)  This  Grand  Lodge  does  not  recognize  any  inherent  right  or  power, 
or  prerogative  in  Grand  Masters,  to  make  Masons  at  sight  or  will,  out  of 
a  regular  Lodge  ;  and  regards  the  exercise  of  such  power  not  only  as 
arbitrary,  but  in  violation  of  the  plain  and  unmistakable  provisions  of 
the  ancient  charges  and  constitutions  of  Masonry. 

Past  Master's  Degree. 

^Sec.  8.  (i.)  The  degree  of  Past  Master  is  not  deemed  as  an  essential 
to  the  Master  in  presiding  over  a  Lodge. 

(2.)  A  Mason  who  has  taken  this  degree  in  a  Royal  Arch  Chapter  is 
not  entitled  to  recognition  in  a  Blue  Lodge  as  a  Past  Master  by  virtue  of 
said  degree. 

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34  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 

TRIALS    AND    PUNISHMENTS. 

Masons  may  be  Arraigned  and  Tried  on  Charges. 

Section  i.  Every  Lodge  has  the  power  to  arraign  its  members  or  any 
Mason  within  its  jurisdiction,  on  a  charge  of  immoral  or  unmasonic 
conduct ;  and,  after  due  investigation,  ma)'  proceed  to  pass  such  lawful 
sentence  as  the  aggravation  of  the  case  shall  warrant.  The  grades  of 
punishment  are  expulsion,  indefinite  suspension,  definite  suspension, 
and  reprimand. 

A  Mason  under  sentence  of  suspension  may  be  tried  and  expelled  for 
a  Masonic  offense  committed  after  his  suspension. 

Offenses  Pnnishable^Sccs.  2  and  9. 

Improper  Influences  to  Secure  Acquisitions  to  the  Fraternity. 

Sec.  2.  Any  Mason  so  reckless  of  his  duty  as  to  lend  his  influence,  or 
give  a  certificate  or  recommendation  to  enable  an  individual,  in  defiance 
of  expressed  disapprobation  or  known  regulation  of  a  Lodge,  to  thrust 
himself  into  their  society,  may  be  suspended  or  expelled  by  the  injured 
Lodge,  the  proper  usages  in  such  cases  to  be  observed. 

Profanity  and  Drunkenness. 

Sec.  3.  Profanity  and  drunkenness  are  high  Masonic  crimes.  Subor- 
dinate Lodges  in  this  jurisdiction  are  directed  to  vindicate  the  law  in 
relation  thereto,  b_v  dealing  with  the  perpetrators  of  these  violations  of 
the  moral  law,  and  inflicting  such  punishment  as  the  magnitude  of  the 
offense  demands,  if  the  offenders  persist  in  these  practices  after  due 
admonition  and  warning. 

Accused  to  be  Notified — Trial  ex  parte — Vote  to  Expel  or  Suspend. 

Sec.  4.  Whenever  charges  are  preferred  against  a  Mason,  he  shall  be 
notified  or  cited  through  his  nearest  post-ofiSce  or  otherwise,  at  least  ten 
days  before  the  daj'  of  trial,  and  furnished  with  a  copy,  under  the  secre- 
tary's hand  and  seal,  of  the  charges  and  specifications.  Should  he  fail 
to  attend,  or  if  his  address  is  unknown  and  notice  cannot  be  served,  the 
trial  may  proceed  ex  parts.  An)'  evidence  allowable  in  a  court  may  be 
taken  on  honor,  and  every  facility  shall  be  allowed  the  accused  for  his 
defence.  Testimony  taken  in  a  court  of  law  is  not  competent,  and  can- 
not be  read  in  evidence  against  one  accused  of  Masonic  crime  in  a  trial 
by  a  Lodge,  nor  can  the  letters  of  a  non-resident  touching  the  case  be  so 
used  unless  by  the  consent  of  the  accused  and  the  Lodge.  When  the 
case  is  closed  the  sense  of  the  Lodge  shall  be  taken  through  the  ballot- 
box.  If  guilty,  the  penalty  shall  be  determined  in  like  manner,  requir- 
ing a  vote  of  two-thirds  present  to  expel  and  a  majority  to  suspend. 
Conviction  bv  a  court  of  law  does  not  authorize  conviction  bv  the  Lodge. 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  35 

Effect  of  Expulsion  by  Chapter,  Council,  &c. 

Sec.  5.  An  expulsion  from  a  Chapter,  Council,  Commandery,  or  Con- 
sistory, does  not  affect  the  standing  of  the  member  in  any  Blue  Lodge. 

New  Trials. 

Sbc.  6.  A  new  trial  shall  not  be  granted,  neither  shall  a  Lodge  recon- 
sider its  proceedings,  in  a  trial  for  the  purpose  of  curing  any  irregularities. 
When  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  refuse  to  confirm  the  proceedings  in  a  case 
of  suspension  or  expulsion  b}'  reason  of  any  technical  informality  or 
irregularity  (without  reference  to  the  merits  of  the  case),  the  same  shall 
be  certified  to  the  Lodge,  and  a  new  trial  shall  be  granted. 

Notice  of  Suspension  or  Expulsion — Fee  to  be  Paid — Grand  Secretary 
to  Issue  Circular. 

Sec.  7.  (i.)  It  shall  be  the  dut}'  of  the  Secretary  of  every  Subordinate 
Lodge,  upon  the  rendition  of  a  sentence  of  suspension  or  expulsion  by 
the  Lodge  (except  in  case  of  appeal  in  one  month),  to  transmit  to  the 
Grand  Secretar}-,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  a  notice  of  the  same  on  a 
form  to  be  provided  by  him.  In  such  notice  the  cause  of  suspension  or 
expulsion  shall  be  stated. 

(2.)  A  fee  of  one  dollar  shall  accompany  said  notice  to  defrav  the 
expense  of  its  publication. 

(3.)  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  keep  an  accurate  list  of  all  suspended 
or  expelled  Masons,  in  a  book  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose. 

(4. )  The  Grand  Secretarj'  shall  issue  quarterly  a  circular  containing 
notices  of  suspensions  and  expulsions,  and  such  other  matters  as  the 
Grand  Master  may  direct,  in  such  form  as  may  be  convenientl}' bound  or 
filed — two  copies  of  which  shall  Ije  sent  to  the  Secretary  of  each  Subor- 
dinate Lodge,  which  thatofificer  shall  carefully  preserve  forthe  inspection 
of  the  members. 

(5.)  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  report  to  each  Annual  Communication 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  a  list  of  the  members  suspended  or  expelled  during 
the  year,  which  shall  be  published  in  the  proceedings. 

Appeals  and  Grievances — How  Made  and  Disposed  of. 

Sec.  S.  Appeals  to  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  not  be  considered  unless  the 
same  be  in  writing,  stating  the  grounds  thereof,  accompanied  with  all 
necessary  papers,  proceedings  and  evidence  to  enable  the  formation  of  a 
correct  decision.  When  the  matter  is  thus  presented,  it  shall  be  referred 
to  a  special  committee.  All  grievances  shall  be  disposed  of  in  the  same 
manner.  In  any  extreme  case,  however,  it  will  be  competent  for  the 
Grand  Lodge  to  deviate  from  the  above  rule. 


36  BY-LAWvS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Minor  Offenses — How  Punishable — Disobeying  Summons  and  Disclos- 
ing Lodge  Transactions. 

Sec.  9.  No  Lodge  can,  rightfully,  suspend  or  expel  a  Mason  for  a  dis- 
regard of  any  special  regulations  conditioned  upon  membership — such 
as  non-payment  of  dues,  failure  to  attend  its  communications,  or  trans- 
gressions of  minor  consideration.  Nor  can  a  Lodge  impose  a  fine  upon 
a  member  for  non-attendance  at  its  communications  :  Provided,  That 
nothing  herein  contained  shall  apply  to  a  wilful  refusal  to  attend  a  com- 
munication of  a  Lodge  when  lawfully  summoned.  Disclosures  to  others 
than  Masons,  of  important  transactions  within  a  Lodge,  will  be  consid- 
red  as  exceptions,  and  may  be  dealt  with  according  to  the  magnitude  of 
the  offense. 

Legal  Summons. 

vSec.  10.  A  written  or  printed  notice,  by  order  of  the  Master,  signed 
by  the  Secretary,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  shall  be  con- 
sidered a  legal  notice  or  summons. 

Mem.bers  Disobeying  Summons. 

vSec.  II.  The  Master  and  Wardens  of  any  vSubordiuate  Lodge,  that 
shall  fail  to  take  action  against  a  member  for  disobedience  of  summons, 
are  guilty  of  a  grave  Masonic  offense,  and  failure  in  this  matter  shall  be 
considered  a  sufficient  cause  for  arrest  of  charter. 

Exclusion  for  Non-Payment  of  Dues — Effect  of,  &c. 

Sec.  12.  (i.)  No  member  of  a  Lodge  shall  be  excluded  from  member- 
ship for  non-payment  of  dues  until  he  shall  have  been  notified,  by  a 
legal  summons,  to  appear  and  show  cause  for  such  delinqueticy. 

(2.)  A  failure  to  respond  to  said  notification  shall  subject  the  offender 
to  the  penalties  prescribed  for  a  violation  of  a  legal  summons. 

(3.)  A  member  of  a  Lodge  excluded  for  non-payment  of  dues,  and 
afterwards  reinstated  upon  payment,  shall  not  be  required  to  sign  the 
By-Laws  a  second  time. 

\_Repoii of  Coinuiittec oil  Jiirispiiideiice,  Adopted  by  Ciaiid  Lodge,  /SSS.^ 

It  is  recommended  to  the  Lodges  that  members  who  have  heretofore 
been  excluded  for  non-payment  of  dues  be  reinstated  to  membership 
upon  the  payment  of  such  dues  and  on  such  terms  as  each  Lodge  may 
determine. 

It  is  further  recommended  that  Masons  of  extinct  Lodges,  who  were 
excluded  for  non-payment  of  dues,  be  admitted  to  membership  upon 
petition  and  ballot,  as  in  other  cases  of  petition  for  membership,  accom- 
panied by  a  certificate  of  the  Grand  vSecretarj-  of  their  status,  as  shall 
appear  from  the  records  in  the  custody  of  the  Grand  Secretary. 


BY-LAWS  OF  th;p:  grand  I^0D3-E.  37 

ARTICLE  XIV. 
RULES   FOR   THE   GOVERNMENT   OF   LODGES   IN   TRIALS. 

Charges — How  Made — Accused  to  be  Served  with  Copy. 

vSection  I.  The  accusation  must  be  tnade  in  writing,  over  the  signature 
of  a  Master  Mason,  and  handed  to  the  Secretar}'  to  be  read  in  open 
Lodge,  and  spread  upon  the  minutes,  after  which  the  accused  shall  be 
served  with  an  attested  copy  of  the  charges  and  specifications,  together 
with  a  notice  through  the  post-office  or  otherwif.e,  at  least  ten  days  before 
the  trial,  to  appear  and  answer  ;  and  should  his  place  of  residence  be  at 
a  distance,  or  he  require  more  time  for  defense,  a  reasonable  time  must 
be  allowed.  If  the  residence  of  the  accused  be  unknown,  or  he  fail  to 
appear,  or  to  show  satisfactory  cause  for  delay  of  proceedings,  then,  and 
in  that  case,  the  Lodge  may  proceed  to  examine  the  charges. 

Special  Communications  for  Trial. 

Sec.  2.  The  Lodge  for  investigating  charges  must  be  specially  notified 
and  convened  for  that  purpose,  at  which  no  visitors  shall  be  admitted 
except  as  counsel  or  w'itnesses,  and  if  any  of  these  be  not  Master  Masons, 
the  Lodge  must  be  called  off  during  their  presence.  After  the  usual 
preliminary  preparation  for  conducting  the  examination,  if  the  accused 
be  not  a  Master  Mason,  the  Master's  Lodge  must  be  dispensed  with,  and 
a  Lodge  opened  on  the  highest  degree  to  which  he  has  attained. 

Counsel — Evidence — How  Taken. 

Sec.  3.  The  accused  may  have  the  benefit  of  counsel,  and  the  witnesses 
shall  testify  on  their  honor.  Hearsay  evidence  must  be  excluded.  If 
testimony  be  taken  out  of  the  Lodge,  the  accused,  when  practicable, 
shall  beduly  notified  of  the  time  and  place  where  it  will  be  taken,  that  he 
may  have  an  opportunitj- of  being  present.  When  the  accused  employs 
counsel,  the  accuser  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Ivodge,  employ  counsel 
to  prosecute. 

Examination — How  Conducted. 

Sec  4.  No  irrelevant  questions  or  testimony  shall  be  allowed  in  the 
examination  of  witnesses.  The  Master  may  conduct  the  examination  on 
behalf  of  the  Lodge,  or  it  may  appoiut  a  committee  for  that  purpose, 
and  the  questions  to,  as  well  as  the  answers  by,  the  witnesses,  must  be 
carefully  noted  down,  read,  and,  if  necessary,  amended  in  their  presence, 
and  then  spread  upon  the  minutes.  The  accused  may  be  allowed  to 
make  a  statement  in  relation  to  his  case,  and  the  Lodge  may  receive  it 
as  it  thinks  proper. 


38  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Argument  of  Defense. 

Sec.  5.  When  the  examination  is  closed,  the  accused  shall  be  heard 
in  defense,  either  in  person  or  through  counsel,  after  which  all  who  are 
not  members  of  the  Lodge  shall  retire,  and,  if  during  the  examination 
it  shall  have  been  called  off,  the  Lodge  must  then  be  called  on. 

Conviction  and  Punishment — How  Determined. 

Sec.  6.  The  question,  guilty  or  not  guilt}',  shall  be  put  to  the  Lodge 
upon  each  separate  charge  and  specification,  which  a  majority  of  the 
members  present  shall  determine  by  ballot ;  and  if  the  accused  be  found 
guilty  of  any  one  or  more  of  the  charges  or  specifications,  then  the 
penaltj'  shall  be  determined  in  like  manner,  taking  the  question  upon 
the  highest  penalt}-  (expulsion),  first — a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  mem- 
bers present  being  necessary  to  expel,  and  a  majority  to  suspend.  The 
charges  or  specifications  upon  which  the  accused  may  be  found  guilty, 
together  with  the  sentence,  must  be  spread  upon  the  minutes. 

Proceedings  Regulating  Appeals. 

Sec.  7.  The  accused  shall  have  the  right  to  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
from  the  decision  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge,  he  having  given  notice  within 
one  month  after  the  trial,  to  the  Subordinate  Lodge,  of  his  intention  to 
so  appeal  from  its  decision,  and  upon  stating,  in  writing,  the  grounds  of 
appeal,  the  Secretary  of  said  Lodge,  ifrequired,  shall  furnish  him  with  a 
copy  of  all  the  proceedings  in  his  case. 

A  Mason,  whose  appeal  from  the  sentence  of  a  Lodge  is  sustained  by 
the  Grand  Lodge,  is  acquitted  and  entitled  to  the  privileges  of  his  Lodge 
as  though  there  had  not  been  a  trial. 

In  no  case  from  a  general  verdict  of  not  guilty  can  an  accuser,  or  an}' 
Master  Mason,  take  an  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge.  Such  a  verdict  ends 
the  case,  and  the  accused  cannot  afterward,  in  any  manner,  be  placed  on 
trial  upon  the  same  charge. 


ARTICLE  XV. 

RESTORATION   OF   SUSPENDED   OR   EXPELLED   MASONS. 

How  Restorations  may  Take  Place. 

Section  i.  A  Subordinate  Lodge  has  power  to  restore,  by  a  unanimous 
ballot,  a  suspended  or  an  expelled  Mason,  upon  his  own  petition,  and 
such  evidences  of  penitence  and  reformation  as  to  it  may  appear  satisfac- 
tory. Restoration  by  the  Grand  Lodge  does  not  reinstate  the  brother  to 
membership  in  his  Lodge. 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE.  39 

Petitions  for  Restoration — How  Made  and  Acted  on. 

Sec.  2.  A  petition  for  restoration  shall  be  in  writing,  shall  be  presented 
at  a  regular  communication  of  the  Lodge  and  lie  over  one  month,  when 
the  members  shall  be  summoned  to  attend. 

Restoration  in  Case  of  Definite  Suspension. 

Sec.  3.  A  Mason  who  has  been  suspended  for  a  definite  period  is,  after 
the  expiration  of  the  time  for  which  he  was  suspended,  entitled  to  all 
the  rights  and  privileges  that  he  enjo3'ed  before  his  suspension  ;  and  if 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Lodge  by  wliich  he  was  suspended,  a  ballot  is 
not  necessary  to  restore  him. 

Notice  of  Restoration — How^  Made. 

Sec.  4.  In  case  of  the  restoration  of  any  suspended  or  expelled  Mason, 
the  Secretary  of  the  Lodge  shall  immediately  certify  to  the  Grand  Sec- 
retary, under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  and  in  a  form  to  be  prescribed  by 
the  Grand  Secretary,  the  fact  and  date  of  such  restoration  or  readmission, 
with  like  fee  as  in  case  of  suspension  or  expulsion,  and  the  same  shall 
be  published  in  like  manner  by  the  Grand  Secretary  :  Provided^  That  in 
such  case  the  publication  fee  shall  be  paid  by  the  member  restored,  as  a 
condition  precedent  to  such  restoration  or  readmission. 


ARTICLE  XVI. 

COVERNMENT   OF   LODGES. 

Communications— Povirers — Quorum,  &c. 

vSecTION  I.  All  constituted  Lodges  under  this  jurisdiction  have  the 
right  to  convene  as  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  (not  less  than  seven 
members  being  present),  receive  petitions,  confer  the  degrees  of  Entered 
Apprentice,  Fellow  Craft,  and  Master  Mason,  admit  members,  choose 
officers  annually,  exact  dues,  establish  a  charity  fund,  and  act  upon  all 
other  matters  of  Masonic  concernment  not  inconsistent  with  their  char- 
ters, the  laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  the  ancient  usages  of  the  Craft. 

Communications — How  Regulated. 

Sec.  2.  Every  Lodge  shall  hold  at  least  one  regular  communication 
monthly,  which  can  only  be  dispensed  with,  and  then  temporarily,  on 
great  emergency.  A  regular  or  special  communication  shall  not  be  held 
on  the  Holy  Sabbath  for. any  business  except  to  perform  funeral  or  burial 
rites. 


40  BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Lodges — How  Convened. 

Sec.  3.  The  Master  has  power  to  convene  his  Lodge  ;  or,  in  his  absence, 
the  Wardens  bj^  seniority.  All  commnuications  as  a  Lodge,  otherwise 
convened,  together  with  the  proceedings  therein,  nnless  sustained  by  dis- 
pensation, shall  be  considered  clandestine,  and  subject  all,  so  improperl}^ 
concerned,  to  the  severest  penalties. 

Special  Communications — Business  Restricted. 

Sec.  4.  No  business  can  be  transacted  at  a  special  conmnmication 
other  than  that  for  which  it  v;as  called,  nor  can  such  communication 
receive  petitions,  or  ballot,  except  upon  the  advancement  of  candidates, 
or  engage  in  any  other  business  affecting  the  general  interests  of  the 
Craft.  The  presence  of  the  Grand  Master  or  Deput}-  Grand  Master  war- 
rants exceptions. 

Business  of  Lodges  Transacted  in  Master's  Degree,  &c. 

Sec.  5.  No  business  shall  be  transacted  in  any  other  than  a  Master's 
Lodge  except  such  as  pertains  especially  to  the  work  and  lectures  of 
the  Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow  Craft's  degree,  or  the  investigation  of 
charges  against  an  Entered  Apprentice  or  I'ellow  Craft. 

Dispensation  or  Charter  to  be  Present. 

Sec.  6.  A  Lodge  cannot  be  opened  unless  the  dispensation  or  charter 
be  present,  which  is  considered  to  be  under  the  special  charge  of  the 
^Master. 

Decorum  in  Lodges. 

Sec.  7.  The  utmost  decorum  should  be  observed  in  every  Lodge  ;  and 
no  infringement  of  the  established  usages  regarding  respect  and  behavior 
should,  under  any  pretence,  be  countenanced  or  allowed. 

Intoxicating  Liquors  Forbidden  in  Lodges. 

Sec.  8.  The  introduction,  or  use  of,  intoxicating  liquors  is  prohibited 
to  every  Lodge,  regardless  of  the  occasion.     (Sec.  13  of  Art.  IV.) 

By-Laws  of  Lodges. 

.Sec.  9.  vSubordinate  Lodges  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  shall  V^e  allowed 
the  privilege  of  enacting  such  additional  By-Laws  to  the  Code  adopted 
by  this  Grand  Lodge  as  may  be  deemed  proper  by  such  Lodges  :  Provided, 
That  such  additions  do  not  conflict  with  the  ancient  regulations,  charges 
and  constitutions  of  Masonry.  All  such  By-Laws  shall  be  submitted  to 
the  Committee  on  Masonic  Jurisprudence  for  approval,  and  such  amend- 
ments shall  be  inoperative  until  so  approved. 


BY-LAWS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGK.  41 

Clandestine  Lodges. 

Sec.  io.  This  Grand  Lodge  does,  and  the  Fraternity  in  North  Carolina 
shall,  regard  all  Lodges  not  constituted  under  the  authority  of  this  Grand 
Lodge,  or  of  the  Grand  Lodges  which  are  now,  or  may  be,  recognized 
by  it,  as  clandestine,  and  the  members  thereof  as  spurious. 

Election  and  Installation  of  Officers  in  Lodges. 

Sec.  II.  Subordinate  Lodges  shall  hold  their  election  for  officers  at 
the  regular  communication  immediately  preceding  the  24th  day  of  June, 
or  the  27th  day  of  December,  in  each  year,  and  the  officers  elect  sha'U 
be  installed  on  the  St.  John's  day  succeeding  the  election,  or  as  soon 
thereafter  as  practicable. 

Master  Must  Have  Been  a  Warden. 

Sp:c.  12.  A  Lodge  shall  not  elect  to  the  office  of  Master  a  brother  who 
has  not  been  a  Warden. 

Installation  by  Proxy. 

Sec.  13.  An  officer  elect,  if  absent,  may  be  installed  by  proxy. 

Installed  Officei  Cannot  Resign. 

Sec.  14.  An  installed  officer  cannot  resign  his  oflSce  before  his  succes- 
sor is  installed. 

[Coiisiriiction  0/  Section  //  by  the  Grand  Master  and  Approved  In'  the 
Grand  Lodge — /cV56.  ] 

A  Master  of  a  chartered  Lodge,  during  the  year  for  which  he  is 
elected,  whether  he  has  changed  his  residence  or  not,  cannot  be  appointed 
Master  of  a  Lodge  under  dispensation. 

A  Deacon,  being  an  installed  officer,  under  the  Code,  cannot  receive 
a  dimit  during  the  year  for  which  he  is  appointed. 

Dues  of  Members  of  Lodges — Remission  of. 

Sec.  15.  A  Lodge  may  designate  in  its  By-Laws  the  amount  to  be  paid 
by  each  member  quarterlj'  or  annuall}-,  as  dues,  and  it  has  the  power  to 
remit  the  same,  or  any  part   thereof  on  account  of  poverty  or  distress. 

Reading  and  Approving  the  Minutes. 

Sec.  16.  The  minutes  of  a  Lodge  shall  be  read  and  approved  (after 
amendment  if  necessary)  before  the  Lodge  is  closed,  and  attested  by  the 
Secretary.  The  signature  of  the  Master  is  not  essential  to  the  legality 
of  the  minutes. 


42  BY-LAWvS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Legal  Communications  from  Lodges— Jurisprudence,  &c. 

Sec.  17.  A  communication  from  a  Lodge  shall  bear  the  signature  of 
the  Secretar}',  attested  by  the  seal.  No  other  is  legal.  All  communica- 
tions to  the  Grand  Master  from  Subordinate  Lodges  or  members,  con- 
cerning jurisprudence,  shall  be  transmitted  through  the  Secretary,  under 
the  seal  of  the  Lodge. 

Regalia  and  Dress  on  Public  Occasions. 

Sec.  18.  The  regalia  worn  in  Lodges  shall  be  such  only  as  may  be 
recognized  therein.  On  public  occasions  the  regalia  and  dress  shall 
consist  of  white  aprons,  with  or  without  device,  white  gloves,  blue 
collars  or  ribbons  with  jewels  of  officers  appended,  and,  whenever  prac- 
ticable, black  suits  and  hats.  Masons  maj'  appear  in  procession  on  such 
occasions  in  full  regalia  according  to  their  Masonic  rank. 

Dress  at  Funerals. 

Sec.  19.  On  funeral  or  burial  occasions.  Masons  shall,  when  practica- 
ble, appear  clothed  in  black,  with  white  aprons  and  gloves,  officers  with 
their  jewels,  and  all  with  black  crape  upon  their  left  arm  above  the 
elbow.  In  addition  a  piece  of  blue  ribbon,  overlaid  with  a  narrow  black 
ribbon,  maj-  be  worn  on  the  lappel  of  the  coat,  according  to  individual 
taste. 
Burials. 

Sec.  20.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Master  of  every  Lodge,  on  the  decease 
of  a  member,  or  sojourning  brother  (who  may  not  be  under  Masonic 
censure),  to  ascertain  if  Masonic  honors  would  be  agreeable,  and  take 
measures  accordingly. 

Committee  of  Arbitration  in  Controversies — Appeal  from. 

Sec.  21.  Ever}-  Lodge  shall  appoint  a  committee  of  reference,  to  con- 
sist of  at  least  three  members,  who  shall  patiently  and  impartially  con- 
sider and  pa,ss  upon  all  matters  of  controversy  arising  among  the  breth- 
ren, as  may  be  submitted  for  their  decision.  Should  either  party  be  dis- 
satisfied with  the  judgment,  an  appeal  may  be  had  to  the  Lodge. 

Visitation. 

Sec.  22.  Any  Mason  in  good  standing  in  bis  Lodge  maj'  visit  a  Lodge 
upon  application  to  the  same,  provided  no  member  objects,  but  admis- 
sion shall  be  denied  him  if  objection  is  made. 

Lawful  Information. 

vSec.  2^.   Lawful  information  is  : 

1st.  A  personal  knowledge  obtained  from  strict  trial  and  due  exami- 
nation, or  from  sitting  in  a  regular  Lodge  with  a  brother. 

2d.  The  declaration  of  a  personally  known  Master  Mason  that  the 
brother  is  a  Master  Mason. 


BA-LAWvS  OF  THK  GRAND  LODGE.  43 

ARTICLE  XVII. 

MASTER   OF  A    LODGE. 

Appeals  from — Reversal  of  Decisions. 

Section  i.  A  Lodge  cannot  reverse  the  decisions  of  its  Master. 
Appeals  from  his  decisions  can  only  be  taken  by  a  majority  of  the  Lodge 
to  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  the  Grand  Master  while  the  Grand  Lodge  is  not 
in  session. 

* 
How  Charges  May  be  Preferred  Against. 

Sec.  2.  A  Lodge  cannot  try  its  Master.  The  Master  of  a  Lodge  can 
be  tried  only  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  in  the  following  manner  : 

1.  For  offenses  committed  in  his  own  jurisdiction,  on  charges  pre- 
ferred by  three  members  of  his  Lodge. 

2.  For  offenses  against  other  Subordinate  Jurisdictions,  on  charges 
preferred  by  one  of  the  principal  officers  and  three  members  of  said  Sub- 
ordinate Jurisdiction. 

3.  For  offenses  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  on  charges  preferred  by  the  Junior 
Grand  Warden,  or  on  the  order  of  the  Grand  Master. 

In  any  of  these  cases  charges  may  be  preferred  against  a  Master  before 
the  Grand  Lodge,  as  above  provided,  and  the  action  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  be  final. 

When  the  Grand  Lodge  is  not  in  session,  charges  may  be  preferred  in 
the  first  and  second  cases  above  specified,  to  the  Grand  Master,  who, 
upon  the  presentation  of  the  facts  to  him  as  above  provided,  through  the 
official  notice  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Lodge  preferring  the  charges,  shall 
have  power  to  suspend  the  said  Master  until  the  next  ensuing  Annual 
Communication  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  when  and  where  the  charges  may 
be  regularly  preferred  and  the  case  determined. 


ARTICLE  XVIII. 

NON-AFFIEIATED    MASONS. 

Excluded  from  Rights  and  Privileges. 

Section  i.  Every  Mason  ought  to  belong  to  some  Lodge,  and  comply 
with  its  By-Laws  and  the  general  regulations  in  relation  to  the  payment 
of  dues  and  contributions  to  the  charity  fund  ;  and  any  Mason  w'ho  fails 
to  do  so  shall  not  be  entitled  to  visit  a  Lodge  while  he  remains  non- 
affiliated, or  to  join  in  processions,  or  to  relief,  or  Masonic  assistance  or 
burial  :  Provided,  That  nothing  in  the  foregoing  shall  be  so  construed 
as  to  prohibit  any  Subordinate  Lodge  from  permitting  a  non-affiliated 
Mason  to  visit  the  I^odge  once. 


44  BY-LA\VvS  OF  THE  GRAND  LODGE. 

Names  not  to  be  Published. 

Sec.  2.  The  names  of  non-affiliated  Masons  shall  not  he  published  in 
the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  I^odge.  "  « 

Dimits  to  be  Granted  on  Application. 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge  who  ma}-  apply  for  a 
dimit  shall  be  granted  the  same  upon  his  producing  the  Secretary's 
receipt  that  he  has  paid  all  Lodge  dues,  if  there  be  no  charges  against 
him  :  Provided,  That  any  Mason  who  thus  becomes  non-affiliated  b)'  his 
action  distinctly  releases  all  members  of  Lodges  from  any  and  all  Masonic 
ties  between  himself  and  them,  retaining  no  Masonic  right  except  that 
of  petitioning  a  Lodge  for  membership.  If,  upon  application  for  a  dimit, 
a  member  of  the  Lodge  shall  announce  his  purpose  to  prefer  charges 
against  the  applicant,  and  state  the  suVjstance  of  the  same,  a  reasonable 
time  shall  be  given  the  accuser  in  which  to  prefer  the  charges  before  the 
said  application  is  acted  on. 

Legal  Dimit. 

Sec.  4.  A  certificate  of  dimission  is  not  legal  unless  it  bears  the  seal 
of  the  Lodge  by  which  it  is  issued. 

When  Dimit  Takes  Effect. 

Sec.  5.  A  dimit  shall  take  effect  at  the  time  the  application  for  the 
same  is  acted  upon  by  the  vSubordinate  Lodge,  and  the  time  of  its  actual 
delivery  by  the  Secretary  has  no  bearing  on  its  status. 


ARTICLE   XIX. 

^vIDO^vs  and  orphans  of  master  masons. 

Certificate  to  be  Furnished. 

Upon  the  death  of  anj-  Master  Mason,  a  member  in  good  standing  of 
a  Lodge  under  this  jurisdiction,  the  Secretary  of  such  Lodge  shall  furnish 
his  widow  or  orphans  a  certificate,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  of  his 
membership,  standing  and  death,  without  application  or  charge  therefor. 


ARTICLE  XX. 
PROCEEDINGS    OK   GRAND    LODGE. 

When  Published  and  How  Distributed. 

Section  t.  The  Grand  Secretary  shall  have  the  proceedings  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  published  and  transmitted  to  the  Subordinate  Lodges 
within  three  months  after  the  close  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  proceedings 
shall   contain,   in   summary   form,   the    number  of  affiliating   and  non- 


BY-LAWvS  OF  THE  GRAND  I^ODGE.  45 

affiliating  Masons,  the  number  of  working  Lodges  in  the  vState,  and  an 
abstract  of  such  statistics  of  the  workings  of  the  Lodges  as  the  returns 
may  furnish.  Three  copies  of  the  same  shall  be  transmitted  to  each 
Lodge,  one  copy  each  to  the  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Grand  Wardens,  Grand  Treasurer,  and  Past  Grand  Officers  who  are  per- 
manent members  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  three  copies  to  each  of  the 
Grand  Lodges  with  which  this  Grand  Lodge  is  in  correspondence.  The 
Grand  Secretary  shall  reserve  at  least  three  copies  for  the  library  of  the 
Grand  Lodge. 

To  Be  Read  in  Lodges. 

Sec.  2.  The  Master  of  each  Subordinate  Lodge  shall  cause  to  be  read 
before  the  Lodge  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  for  the  informa- 
tion of  the  brethren,  and  the  Lodge  shall  preserve  the  same  and  have 
them  bound. 

Extra  Copies — Hovy  Obtamed. 

Sec.  3.  Any  Subordinate  Lodge  that  shall  voluntarily  pay  into  the 
treasury  of  the  Grand  Lodge  an  amount  of  funds  in  addition  to  its 
annual  dues,  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  from  the  Grand  Secretary  one 
copj'  of  the  proceedings,  exceeding  three,  for  every  fifty  cents  so  con- 
tributed, for  the  benefit  of  its  members. 


ARTICLE  XXI. 

REPRESENTATION    IN   GRAND   BODIES. 

The  Grand  Master  is  authorized  to  appoint  a  representative  of  this 
Grand  Lodge  near  the  Grand  Lodge  of  any  other  jurisdiction  which 
may  indicate  a  willingness  to  reciprocate  the  courtesy,  such  an  inter- 
change of  fraternal  courtesies  being  considered  by  this  Grand  Lodge  as 
eminently  calculated  to  maintain  and  promote  reciprocal  regard  and 
harmonious  feeling,  prominent  characteristics  which  should  ever  exist 
between  sister  Grand  Bodies. 


ARTICLE  XXII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

How  Made. 

No  alteration  or  amendment  of  these  By-Laws  shall  be  made  unless 
by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  all  the  members  present  at  any  Annual  Com- 
munication, when  the  same  shall  be  proposed. 


THE  CHARGES  OF  A  FREEMASON, 

1722. 


EXTRACTED    FROM 

THE  ANCIENT   RECORDS  OF  LODGEvS  BEYOND  SF.^,  AND  OF 

THOSE   IN   ENGLAND,  SCOTLAND,  AND    IRELAND, 

FOR  THE  USE  OF  THE  LODGES  IN  LONDON. 


I.  Concerning  God  and  Religion. 

A  Mason  is  obliged,  by  his  tenure,  to  obey  the  moral  law  ;  and  if  he 
rightly  understands  the  art,  he  will  never  be  a  stupid  Atheist,  nor  an 
irreligious  libertine.  But  though  in  ancient  times  Masons  were  charged 
in  every  country  to  be  of  the  religion  of  that  country  or  nation,  what- 
ever it  was,  yet  it  is  now  thought  more  expedient  only  to  oblige  them  to 
that  religion  in  which  all  men  agree,  leaving  their  particular  opinions 
to  themselves  ;  that  is,  to  be  good  men  and  true,  or  men  of  honour  and 
honesty,  by  whatever  denominations  or  persuasions  they  may  be  distin- 
guished;  whereb}-  Masonry  becomes  the  centre  of  union,  and  the  means 
of  conciliating  true  friendship  among  persons  that  must  have  remained 
at  a  perpetual  distance. 

n.  Of  the  Civil  Magistrate,  Supreme  and  Subordinate. 

A  Mason  is  a  peaceable  subject  to  the  civil  powers,  wherever  he  resides 
or  works,  and  is  never  to  be  concerned  in  plots  and  conspiracies  against 
the  peace  and  welfare  of  the  nation,  nor  to  behave  himself  undutifully 
to  inferior  magistrates;  for  as  Masonry  hath  been  always  injured  by 
war,  bloodshed,  and  confusion,  so  ancient  kings  and  princes  have  been 
much  disposed  to  encourage  the  Craftsmen,  because  of  their  peaceable- 
ness  and  loyalty,  whereby  they  practicall}'  answered  the  cavils  of  their 
adversaries,  and  promoted  the  honour  of  the  Fraternity,  who  ever  flour- 
ished in  times  of  peace.  So  that  if  a  Brother  should  be  a  rebel  against 
the  State,  he  is  not  to  be  countenanced  in  his  rebellion,  however  he  may 
be  pitied  as  an  unhappy  man  ;  and,  if  convicted  of  no  other  crime, 
though  the  loyal  Brotherhood  must  and  ought  to  disown  his  rebellion, 
and  give  no  umbrage  or  ground  of  political  jealous}'  to  the  government 
for  the  time  being,  they  cannot  expel  him  from  the  Lodge,  and  his  rela- 
tion to  it  remains  indefeasible. 


48  ANCIENT  CONvSTITUTIONvS. 

III.  Of  Lodges. 

A  Lodge  is  a  place  where  Masons  assemble  and  work  ;  hence  that 
assembly,  or  dul_y  organized  society  of  Masons,  is  called  a  Lodge,  and 
ever)'  Brother  ought  to  belong  to  one,  and  to  be  subject  to  its  By-Laws 
and  the  General  Regulations.  It  is  either  particular  or  general,  and  will 
be  best  understood  by  attending  it,  and  by  the  Regulations  of  the  General 
or  Grand  Lodge  hereunto  annexed.  In  ancient  times,  no  Master  or 
Fellow  could  be  absent  from  it,,especiall3-  when  warned  to  appear  at  it, 
wdthout  incurring  a  severe  censure,  until  it  appeared  to  the  Master  and 
Wardens  that  pure  necessity  hindered  him. 

The  persons  admitted  members  of  a  Lodge  must  be  good  and  true  men, 
free-born,  and  of  mature  and  discreet  age,  no  bondmen,  no  women,  no 
immoral  or  scandalous  men,  but  of  good  report. 

IV.  Of  Masters,  Wardens,  Fellows,  and  Apprentices. 

All  preferment  among  Masons  is  grounded  upon  real  worth  and  per- 
sonal merit  only  ;  that  so  the  lords  may  be  well  served,  the  Brethren 
not  put  to  shame,  nor  the  royal  Craft  despised  ;  therefore  no  Master  or 
Warden  is  chosen  by  seniority',  but  for  his  merit.  It  is  impossible  to 
describe  these  things  in  writing,  and  every  Brother  must  attend  in  his 
place,  and  learn  them  in  a  way  peculiar  to  this  Fraternity  :  only  candi- 
dates may  know,  that  no  Master  should  take  an  Apprentice,  unless  he 
has  sufficient  employment  for  him,  and  unless  he  be  a  perfect  youth, 
having  no  maim  or  defect  in  his  body,  that  may  render  him  incapable 
of  learning  the  art,  of  serving  his  Master's  lord,  and  of  being  made  a 
Brother,  and  then  a  Fellow  Craft  in  due  time,  even  after  he  has  served 
such  a  term  of  years  as  the  custom  of  the  country  directs  ;  and  that 
he  should  be  descended  of  honest  parents  ;  that  so.  when  otherwise 
cjualified,  he  may  arrive  to  the  honour  of  being  the  Warden,  and  then 
the  Master  of  the  Lodge,  the  Grand  Warden,  and  at  length  the  Grand 
Master  of  all  the  Lodges,  according  to  his  merit. 

No  Brother  can  be  a  Warden  until  he  has  passed  the  part  of  a  Fellow 
Craft ;  nor  a  INIaster  until  he  has  acted  as  a  Warden  ;  nor  Grand  Warden 
until  he  has  been  Master  of  a  Lodge  ;  nor  Grand  Master  unless  he  has 
been  a  Fellow  Craft  before  his  election,  who  is  also  to  be  nobly  born, 
or  a  gentleman  of  the  best  fashion,  or  some  eminent  scholar,  or  some 
cvirious  architect,  or  other  artist,  descended  of  honest  parents,  and  who 
is  of  singular  great  merit  in  the  opinion  of  the  Lodges.  And  for  the 
better,  and  easier,  and  more  honourable  discharge  of  his  office,  the  Grand 
Master  has  a  power  to  choose  his  own  Deputy  Grand  Master,  who  must 
be  then,  or  must  have  been  formerly,  the  Master  of  a  particular  Lodge, 
and  has  the  privilege  of  acting  whatever  the  Grand  Master,  his  princi- 
pal, should  act,  unless  the  said  principal  be  present,  or  interpose  his 
authority  by  a  letter. 


ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS.  49 

These  rulers  and  ijovernors,  supreme  and  subordinate,  of  the  ancient 
Ivodge,  are  to  be  obe\'ed  in  their  respective  stations  by  all  the  brethren, 
according  to  the  old  Charges  and  Regulations,  with  all  humility,  rever- 
ence, love,  and  alacritj-. 

V.  Of  the  Management  pf  the  Craft  in  Working. 

All  Masons  shall  work  honestly  on  working  days,  that  they  niaj-  live 
creditably  on  holj'  days;  and  the  time  appointed  b}' the  law  of  the  land, 
or  confirmed  b}'  custom,  shall  be  observed. 

The  most  expert  of  the  Fellow  Craftsmen  shall  be  chosen  or  appointed 
the  Master  or  overseer  of  the  lord's  work  ;  who  is  to  be  called  Master 
by  those  who  work  under  him.  The  Craftsmen  are  to  avoid  all  ill  lan- 
guage, and  to  call  each  other  by  no  disobliging  name,  but  Brother  or 
Fellow  ;  and  to  behave  themselves  courteously  within  and  without  the 
Lodge. 

The  Master,  knowing  himself  to  be  able  of  cunning,  shall  undertake 
the  lord's  work  as  reasonably  as  possible,  and  truly  dispend  his  goods  as 
if  they  were  his  own  ;  nor  to  give  more  wages  to  any  Brother  or  Appren- 
tice than  he  really  may  deserve. 

Both  the  Master  and  the  Masons  receiving  their  wages  justlv,  shall 
be  faithful  to  the  lord,  and  honestly  finish  their  work,  whether  task  or 
journey  ;  nor  put  the  work  to  task  that  hath  been  accustomed  to  journey. 

None  shall  discover  envy  at  the  prosperity  of  a  Brother,  nor  supplant 
him,  or  put  him  out  of  his  work,  if  he  be  capable  to  finish  the  same  ; 
for  no  man  can  finish  another's  work  so  much  to  the  lord's  profit,  unless 
he  be  thoroughly  accjuainted  with  the  designs  and  drauglits  of  him  that 
began  it. 

When  a  l''ellow  Craftsman  is  chosen  Warden  of  the  work  under  the 
Master,  he  shall  be  true  both  to  Master  and  Fellows,  shall  carefully 
oversee  the  work  in  the  Master's  absence  to  the  lord's  profit  ;  and  his 
brethren  shall  obey  him. 

All  IVIasons  employed,  shall  meekly  receive  their  wages  without  mur- 
muring or  mutiny,  and  not  desert  the  Master  until  the  work  is  finished. 

A  younger  Brother  shall  be  instructed  in  working,  to  prevent  spoiling 
the  materials  for  want  of  judgment,  and  for  increasing  and  continuing 
of  brotherlj.'  love. 

All  tools  used  in  working  shall  be  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge. 

No  laborer  shall  be  employed  in  the  proper  work  of  Masonry,  nor 
shall  Free  Masons  work  with  those  that  are  not  free,  without  an  urgent 
necessity  ;  nor  shall  they  teach  labourers  and  unaccepted  Masons,  as 
thev  should  teach  a  Brother  or  Fellow. 


50  ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS. 

VI.  Of  Behaviour,  viz.: 

r.    IX   THE   LODGE   WHILE    CONSTITUTED. 

Yon  are  uot  to  hold  private  committees,  or  separate  conversation, 
without  leave  from  the  Master,  nor  to  talk  of  anything  impertinent  or 
unseemly,  nor  interrupt  the  Master  or  Wardens,  or  any  Brother  speaking 
to  the  Master;  nor  behave  yourself  ludicrously  or  jestingly  while  the 
Lodge  is  engaged  in  what  is  serious  and  solemn  ;  nor  use  any  unbecoming 
language  upon  any  pretence  whatsoever,  but  to  pay  due  reverence  to 
your  Master,  Wardens,  and  Fellows,  and  put  them  to  worship. 

If  any  complaint  be  brought,  the  Brother  found  guilty  shall  stand  to 
the  award  and  determination  of  the  Lodge,  who  are  the  proper  and 
competent  judges  of  all  such  controversies  (unless  j-ou  carry  it  by  appeal 
to  the  Grand  Lodge),  and  to  whom  they  ought  to  be  referred,  unless  a 
lord's  work  be  hindered  the  meanwhile,  in  which  case  a  particular  refer- 
ence may  be  made  ;  but  you  must  never  go  to  law  about  what  concerneth 
Masonrj-,  without  an  absolute  necessity  apparent  to  the  Lodge. 

2.  BEHAVIOUR  AFTER  THE  EODGE  IS  OVER,  AND  THE  BRETHREN  NOT 

GONE. 

You  ma}'  enjoy  }'ourselves  with  innocent  mirth,  treating  one  another 
according  to  ability,  but  avoiding  all  excess,  or  forcing  any  Brother  to 
eat  or  drink  beyond  his  inclination,  or  hindering  him  from  going  when 
his  occasions  call  him,  or  doing  or  saying  anything  offensive,  or  that 
may  forbid  an  easy  and  free  conversation  ;  for  that  would  blast  our  har- 
mony, and  defeat  our  laudable  purposes.  Therefore  no  private  piques 
or  quarrels  must  be  brought  within  the  door  of  the  Lodge,  far  less  an}- 
quarrels  about  religion,  or  nations,  or  state  policy;  we  being  only,  as 
Masons,  of  the  Catholic  religion  above  mentioned  ;  we  are  also  of  all 
nations,  tongues,  kindreds,  and  languages,  and  are  resolved  against  all 
politics,  as  what  never  yet  conduced  to  the  welfare  of  the  Lodge,  nor 
ever  will.  This  Charge  has  been  always  strictly  enjoined  and  observed  ; 
but  especially  ever  since  the  Reformation  in  Britain,  or  the  dissent  and 
secession  of  these  nations  from  the  communion  of  Rome. 

3.  BEH.WIOUR  WHEN    BRETHREN  MEET  WITHOUT   STRANGERS,   BUT   NOT 

IN  A  EODGE  FORMED. 
You  are  to  salute  one  another  in  a  courteous  manner,  as  you  will  be 
instructed,  calling  each  other  Brother,  freely  giving  mutual  instruction 
as  shall  be  thought  expedient,  without  being  overseen  or  overheard,  and 
without  encroaching  upon  each  other,  or  derogating  from  that  respect 
which  is  due  to  any  Brother,  were  he  not  a  Mason  ;  for  though  all  Masons 
are  as  Brethren  upon  the  same  level,  j'et  Masonry  takes  no  honour  from 
a  man  that  he  had  before  ;  nay,  rather  it  adds  to  his  honour,  especiall}' 
if  he  has  deserved  well  of  the  Brotherhood,  who  must  give  honour  to 
whom  it  is  due,  and  avoid  ill  manners. 


ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS.  51 

4.  BEHAVIOUR   IX    PRESENCE   OF   STRANGERS    NOT   MASONS. 

You  shall  be  cautious  in  your  words  and  carriage,  that  the  most  pene- 
trating stranger  shall  not  be  able  to  discover  or  find  out  what  is  not 
proper  to  be  intimated  ;  and  sometimes  you  shall  divert  a  discourse,  and 
manage  it  prudently  for  the  honour  of  the  worshipful  Fraternity. 

5.  BEHAVIOUR   AT    HOME,   AND    IN    YOUR   NEIGHBOURHOOD. 

You  are  to  act  as  becomes  a  moral  and  wise  man  ;  particularly,  not  to 
let  your  family,  friends,  and  neighbours  know  the  concerns  of  the 
Lodge,  &c.,  but  wisely  to  consult  your  own  honour,  and  that  of  the 
ancient  Brotherhood,  for  reasons  not  to  be  mentioned  here.  You  must 
also  consult  your  health,  by  not  continuing  together  too  late,  or  too  long 
from  home,  after  Lodge  hours  are  past ;  and  b}'  avoiding  of  gluttony  or 
drunkenness,  that  your  families  be  not  neglected  or  injured,  nor  you 
disabled  from  working 

6.    BEHAVIOUR   TOWARDS    A    STRANGE    BROTHER. 

You  are  cautiously  to  examine  him,  in  such  a  method  as  prudence 
shall  direct  you,  that  you  may  not  be  imposed  upon  by  an  ignorant  false 
pretender,  whom  you  are  to  reject  with  contempt  and  derision,  and 
beware  of  giving  him  any  hints  of  knowledge. 

But  if  3-ou  discover  him  to  be  a  true  and  genuine  Brother,  you  are  to 
respect  him  accordingly  ;  and  if  he  is  in  want,  3-ou  must  relieve  him  if 
you  can,  or  else  direct  him  how  he  may  be  relieved  ;  you  must  employ 
him  some  da3"s,  or  else  recommend  him  to  be  emploj^ed.  But  you  are 
not  charged  to  do  beyond  your  abilit\\  onh'  to  prefer  a  poor  Brother, 
that  is  a  good  man  and  true,  before  any  other  poor  people  in  the  same 
circumstances. 

Finally,  all  these  charges  you  are  to  observe,  and  also  those  that  shall 
be  communicated  to  you  in  another  way  ;  cultivating  brotherly  love,  the 
foundation  and  cape  stone,  the  cement  and  glory  of  this  ancient  Frater- 
nit}',  avoiding  all  wrangling  and  quarreling,  all  slander  and  backbiting, 
nor  permit  others  to  slander  any  honest  brother,  but  defending  his 
character,  and  doing  him  all  good  offices,  as  far  as  is  consistent  with 
your  honour  and  safety,  and  no  farther.  And  if  any  of  them  do  you 
injury,  )'ou  must  apply  to  your  own  or  his  Lodge  ;  and  from  thence  you 
may  appeal  to  the  Grand  Lodge  at  the  quarterly  communication,  and 
from  thence  to  the  annual  Grand  Lodge,  as  has  been  the  ancient  laudable 
conduct  of  our  forefathers  in  ever}'  nation  ;  never  taking  a  legal  course 
but  when  the  case  cannot  be  otherwise  decided,  and  patiently  listening 
to  the  honest  and  friendly  advice  of  Master  and  Fellows,  when  they 
would  prevent  your  going  to  law,with  strangers,  or  would-excite  you  to 
put  a  speedy  period  to  all  law  suits,  that  so  you  may  mind  the  affair  of 
Masonry  with   more  alacrity  and  success  ;  but  with  respect  to  Brothers 


52  ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS. 

or  Fellows  at  law,  the  Master  and  Brethren  should  kindly  offer  their 
mediation,  which  ought  to  be  thankfully  submitted  to  by  the  contending 
Brethren ;  and  if  that  submission  is  impracticable,  they  must  however 
carr}'  on  their  process,  or  law-suit,  without  wrath  and  rancor  (not  in  the 
common  way),  saying  or  doing  nothing  which  may  hinder  brotherly 
love,  and  good  ofi&ces  to  be  renewed  and  continued  ;  that  all  may  see  the 
benign  influence  of  Masonry,  as  all  true  Masons  have  done  from  the 
beginning  of  the  world,  and  will  do  to  the  end  of  time — Amen,  so  mote 
it  be. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS. 


Compiled  First  by  Mr.  George  Payne,  Anno  1720,  when  he  was  Grand  Master, 
AND  Approved  by  the  Grand  IvODGe  on  St.  John  Baptist's  D.\y,  Anno  1721,  at 
Stationer's  Hall,  London  ;  when  the  Most  Noble  Prince  John  Duke  of 
Montagu  was  Unanimously  Chosen  our  Grand  Master  for  the  Year  Ensu- 
ing ;  who  Chose  John  Beal,  M.  D.,  his  Deputy  Grand  Master  ;  Mr.  Josiah 
Villeneau  and  Mr.  Thomas  Morris,  Jun.,  were  Chosen  by  the  Lodge  Grand 
Wardens.  And  Now,  b\'  Command  of  our  said  Right  Worshipful  Gr.'^.nd 
JiASTER  Montagu,  the  Author  of  This  Book  has  Compared  them  with,  and 
Reduced  them  to  the  Ancient  Records  and  Immemorial  Usages  of  the 
Fraternity,  .\nd  Digested  the:vi  into  this  New  Method,  with  Several 
Proper  Exi>lic.\iions,  vor  the  Use  of  the  Lodges  in  and  about  London  and 
Westminster. 


Authority  of  the  Grand  Master  or  Deputy. 

I.  The  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputj-,  hath  authority  and  right,  not 
onlj'  to  be  present  in  an_y  true  Lodge,  but  also  to  preside  wherever  he  is, 
with  the  Master  of  the  Lodge  on  his  left  hand,  and  to  order  his  Grand 
Wardens  to  attend  him,  who  are  not  to  act  in  particular  Lodges  as  War- 
dens, but  in  his  presence,  and  at  his  command  ;  because  there  the  Grand 
Master  ma}-  command  the  Wardens  of  that  Lodge,  or  any  other  Brethren 
he  pleaseth,  to  attend  and  act  as  his  Wardens  pro  tevipore. 

Po'wers  of  Master. 

II.  The  Master  of  a  particular  Lodge  has  the  right  and  authority  of 
congregating  the  members  of  his  Lodge  into  a  chapter  at  pleasure,  upon 
any  emergency  or  occurrence,  as  well  as  to  appoint  the  time  and  place 
of  their  usual  forming  ;  and  in  case  of  sickness,  death,  or  necessary 
absence  of  the  Master,  the  senior  Warden  shall  act  as  Master  ^ro  tempore, 
if  no  brother  is  present  who  has  been  Master  of  that  Lodge  before  ;  for 
in  that  case  the  aljsent  Master's  authority  reverts  to  the  last  Master  then 
present ;  though  he  cannot  act  until  the  said  senior  Warden  has  once 
congregated  the  Lodge,  or  m  his  absence  the  junior  Warden. 

By-Laws,  &c.,  How  Kept. 

III.  The  Master  of  each  particular  Lodge,  or  one  of  the  Wardens,  or 
some  other  Brother  by  his  order,  shall  keep  a  book  containing  their  by- 
laws, the  names  of  their  members,  with  a  list  of  all  the  Lodges  in  town, 
and  the  usual  times  and  places  of  their  forming,  and  all  their  transac- 
tions that  are  proper  to  be  written. 


54  ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS. 

Limit  to  Number  Initiated  at  one  Time — Age,  &c. 

IV.  No  Todge  shall  make  more  than  five  new  Brethren  at  one  time, 
nor  an}'  man  under  the  age  of  twenty-five,  who  must  be  also  his  own 
master  ;  unless  by  a  dispensation  from  the  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy. 

One  Month's  Notice  to  be  Given. 

V.  No  man  can  be  made  or  admitted  a  member  of  a  particular  Lodge 
without  previous  notice  one  month  before  given  to  the  said  Lodge,  in 
order  to  make  due  inquiry  into  the  reputation  and  capacity  of  the  can- 
didate;  unless  b}-  the  dispensation  aforesaid. 

Unanimous  Consent  Necessary — Right  of  Objection. 

VI.  But  no  man  can  be  entered  a  Brother  in  any  particular  Lodge,  or 
admitted  to  be  a  member  thereof,  without  the  unanimous  consent  of  all 
the  members  of  that  Lodge  then  present  when  the  candidate  is  proposed, 
and  their  consent  is  formally  asked  b}'  the  Master  ;  and  they  are  to  sig- 
nify their  consent  or  dissent  in  their  own  prudent  way,  either  virtually 
or  in  form,  but  with  unanimity;  nor  is  this  inherent  privilege  subject  to 
a  dispensation  ;  because  the  members  of  a  particular  Lodge  are  the  best 
judges  of  it ;  and  if  a  fractious  member  should  be  imposed  on  them,  it 
might  spoil  their  harmony,  or  hinder  their  freedom  ;  or  even  break  and 
disperse  the  Lodge,  which  ought  to  be  avoided  by  all  good  and  true 
Brethren. 

Charity  Fund — Obedience  to  Laws,  &c. 

VII.  Every  new  Brother  at  his  making  is  decently  to  clothe  the  Lodge, 
that  is,  all  the  Brethren  present,  and  to  deposit  something  for  the  relief 
of  indigent  and  decayed  Brethren,  as  the  candidate  shall  think  fit  to 
bestow,  over  and  above  the  small  allowance  stated  by  the  by  laws  of  that 
particular  Lodge  ;  which  charity  shall  be  lodged  with  the  Master  or 
Wardens,  or  the  Cashier,  if  the  members  think  fit  to  choose  one. 

And  the  candidate  shall  also  solemnly  promise  to  submit  to  the  Consti- 
tutions, the  Charges,  and  Regulations,  and  to  such  other  good  usages  as 
shall  be  intimated  to  them  in  time  and  place  convenient. 

Establishment  of  new  Lodges — Affiliation — Clandestine  Lodges. 

VIII.  No  set  or  number  of  Brethren  shall  withdraw  or  separate  them- 
selves from  the  Lodge  in  which  they  were  made  Brethren,  or  were  after- 
wards admitted  members,  unless  the  Lodge  becomes  too  numerous  ;  nor 
even  then,  without  a  dispensation  from  the  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy; 
and  when  they  are  thus  separated,  they  must  either  immediately  join 
themselves  to  such  other  Lodge  as  the}'  shall  like  best,  with  the  unani- 
mous consent  of  that  other  Lodge  to  which  they  go  (as  above  regulated) 
or  else  they  must  obtain  the  Grand  Master's  warrant  to  join  in  forming 
a  new  Lodge. 


ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS.  55 

If  any  set  or  number  of  Masons  shall  take  upon  themselves  to  form  a 
Lodge  without  the  Grand  Master's  warrant,  the  regular  Lodges  are  not 
to  countenance  them,  nor  own  them  as  fair  Brethren  and  duly  formed, 
nor  approve  of  their  acts  and  deeds  ;  but  must  treat  them  as  rebels,  until 
they  humble  themselves,  as  the  Grand  Master  shall  in  his  prudence  direct, 
and  until  he  approve  of  them  by  his  warrant,  which  must  be  signified  to 
the  other  Lodges,  as  the  custom  is  when  a  new  Lodge  is  to  be  registered 
in  the  list  of  Lodges. 

Unmasonic  Conduct — Punishment  of. 

IX.  But  if  any  Brother  so  far  misbehave  himself  as  to  render  his  Lodge 
uneasy,  he  shall  be  twice  dul}-  admonished  by  the  Master  or  Wardens 
in  a  formed  Lodge  ;  and  if  he  will  not  refrain  his  imprudence,  and  obe- 
diently submit  to  the  advice  of  the  Brethren,  and  reform  what  gives  them 
offence,  he  shall  be  dealt  with  according  to  the  by-laws  of  that  particu- 
lar Lodge,  or  else  in  such  a  manner  as  the  quarterly  communication 
shall  in  their  great  prudence  think  fit ;  for  which  a  new  regulation  may 
be  afterwards  made. 

Right  of  Lodge  to  Instruct  Officers  and  Representatives. 

X.  The  majority  of  every  particular  Lodge,  when  congregated,  shall 
have  the  privilege  of  giving  instructions  to  their  Master  and  Wardens, 
before  the  assembling  of  the  Grand  Chapter,  or  Lodge,  at  the  three  quar- 
terly communications  hereafter  mentioned,  and  of  the  annual  Grand 
Lodge  too  ;  because  their  Master  and  Wardens  are  their  representatives, 
and  are  supposed  to  speak  their  mind. 

Uniformity  of  Usages  to  be  Observed. 

XL  All  particular  Lodges  are  to  observe  the  same  usages  as  much  as 
possible;  in  order  to  which,  and  for  cultivating  a  good  understanding 
among  Free  Masons,  some  members  out  of  every  Lodge  shall  be  deputed 
to  visit  the  other  Lodges  as  often  as  shall  be  thought  convenient. 

Grand  Lodge — How  Formed  and  Regulated. 

XII.  The  Grand  Lodge  consists  of,  and  is  formed  by  the  Masters  and 
Wardens  of  all  the  regular  particular  Lodges  upon  record,  with  the  Grand 
Master  at  their  head,  and  his  Deputy  on  his  left  hand,  and  the  Grand 
Wardens  in  their  proper  places  ;  and  must  have  a  quarterly  communica- 
tion about  Michaelmas,  Christmas,  and  Lady-Day,  in  some  convenient 
place,  as  the  Grand  Master  shall  appoint,  where  no  Brother  shall  be 
present,  who  is  not  at  that  time  a  member  thereof,  without  a  dispensa- 
tion ;  and  while  he  stays,  he  shall  not  be  allowed  to  vote,  nor  even  give 
his  opinion,  without  leave  of  the  Grand  Lodge  asked  and  given,  or  unless 
it  be  duly  asked  by  the  said  Lodge. 


56  ANCIENT  COXSTITUTlONvS. 

All  matters  are  to  be  determined  in  the  Grand  Lodge  by  a  majority  of 
votes,  each  member  having  one  vote,  and  the  Grand  Master  having  two 
votes,  unless  the  said  Lodge  leave  any  particular  thing  to  the  determi- 
nation of  the  Grand  Master,  for  the  sake  of  expedition. 

General  Items  of  Business  of  Grand  Lodge  Indicated. 

XIII.  At  the  said  quarterly-  communication,  all  matters  that  concern 
the  Fraternity  in  general,  or  particular  Lodges,  or  single  Brethren,  are 
quietly,  sedateh',  and  maturely  to  be  discoursed  of  and  transacted  : 
Apprentices  must  be  admitted  Masters  and  Fellow  Craft  only  here,  unless 
by  a  dispensation.  Here  also  all  differences,  that  cannot  be  made  up  and 
accommodated  privatel}',  nor  b}-  a  particular  Lodge,  are  to  be  seriously 
considered  and  decided  :  and  if  any  Brother  thinks  himself  aggrieved  by 
the  decision  of  this  Board,  he  may  appeal  to  the  annual  Grand  Lodge 
next  ensuing,  and  leave  his  appeal  in  writing,  with  the  Grand  Master, 
or  his  Deputy,  or  the  Grand  Wardens. 

Here  also  the  Master  or  the  Wardens  of  each  particular  I/odge  shall 
bring  and  produce  a  list  of  such  members  as  have  been  made  or  even 
admitted  in  their  particular  Lodges  since  the  last  communication  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  :  and  there  shall  be  a  book  kept  by  the  Grand  Master,  or 
his  Deputy,  or  rather  by  some  Brother  whom  the  Grand  Lodge  shall 
appoint  for  Secretary,  wherein  shall  be  recorded  all  the  Lodges,  with 
their  usual  times  and  places  of  forming,  and  the  names  of  all  the  mem- 
bers of  each  Lodge  ;  and  all  the  affairs  of  the  Grand  Lodge  that  are 
proper  to  be  written. 

They  shall  also  consider  of  the  most  prudent  and  effectual  methods 
of  collecting  and  disposing  of  what  money  shall  be  given  to,  or  lodged 
with,  them  in  charity,  towards  the  relief  onl\-  of  any  true  Brother  fallen 
into  povert}-  or  decay,  but  none  else  :  but  every  particular  Lodge  shall 
dispose  of  their  own  charit}-  for  poor  Brethren,  according  to  their  own 
by-laws,  until  it  be  agreed  by  all  the  Lodges  (in  a  new  regulation)  to 
carry  in  the  charity  collected  by  them  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  at  the  quar- 
terly or  annual  communication,  in  order  to  make  a  common  stock  of  it, 
for  the  mor'^  handsome  relief  of  poor  Brethren. 

They  shall  also  appoint  a  Treasurer,  a  Brother  of  good  worldly  sub- 
stance, who  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  by  virtue  of  his  office, 
and  shall  be  always  present,  and  have  power  to  move  to  the  Grand  Lodge 
anything,  especially  what  concerns  his  office.  To  him  shall  be  commit- 
ted all  mone}'  raised  for  charity,  or  for  any  other  use  of  the  Grand  Lodge, 
which  he  shall  write  down  in  a  book,  with  the  respective  ends  and  uses 
for  which  the  several  sums  are  intended  ;  and  shall  expend  or  disburse 
the  same  by  such  a  certain  order  signed,  as  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  after- 
wards agree  to  in  a  new  regulation  :  but  he  shall  not  vote  in  choosing  a 
Grand  Master  or  Wardens,  though  in   every  other  transaction.     As  in 


ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS.  57 

like  manner  the  Secretar_y  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Grand  Todge  by 
virtue  of  his  office,  and  vote  in  everything  except  in  choosing  a  Grand 
Master  or  Warden. 

The  Treasurer  and  Secretary'  shall  have  each  a  clerk,  who  must  be  a 
Brother  and  Fellow  Craft,  but  never  must  be  a  member  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  nor  speak  without  being  allowed  or  desired. 

The  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  shall  always  command  the  Treas- 
urer and  Secretary,  with  their  clerks  and  books,  in  order  to  see  how 
matters  go  on,  and  to  know  what  is  expedient  to  be  done  upon  any 
emergent  occasion. 

Another  Brother  (who  must  be  a  Fellow  Craft)  should  be  appointed 
to  look  after  the  door  of  the  Grand  Lodge  ;  but  shall  be  no  member  of  it. 

But  these  offices  may  be  farther  explained  by  a  new  regulation,  when 
the  necessity  and  expediency  of  them  may  more  appear  than  at  present 
to  the  Fraternity. 

Who  to  Preside  in  Grand  Lodge. 

XIV.  If  at  any  Grand  Lodge,  stated  or  occasional,  quarterly  or  annual, 
the  Grand  Master  and  his  Deputy  should  be  both  absent,  then  the  present 
Master  of  a  Lodge,  that  has  been  the  longest  a  Free  Mason,  shall  take 
the  Chair,  and  preside  as  Grand  Master />/c  teuipore;  and  shall  be  vested 
with  all  his  power  and  honour  for  the  time  ;  provided  there  is  no  Brother 
present  that  has  been  Grand  Master  formerly,  or  Deputy  Grand  Master  ; 
for  the  last  Grand  Master  present,  or  else  the  last  Deputy  present,  should 
always  of  right  take  place  in  the  absence  of  the  present  Grand  Master 
and  his  Deputy. 

Supplying  Stations. 

XV.  In  the  Grand  Lodge  none  can  act  as  Wardens  but  the  Grand 
Wardens  themselves,  if  present ;  and  if  absent,  the  Grand  Master,  or  the 
person  who  presides  in  his  place,  shall  order  private  Wardens  to  act  as 
Grand  Wardens  pro  tempore,  whose  places  are  to  be  supplied  by  two 
Fellow  Craft  of  the  same  Lodge,  called  forth  to  act,  or  sent  thither  by 
the  particular  IMaster  thereof;  or  if  b}'  him  omitted,  then  they  shall  be 
called  Ijy  the  Grand  ^Master,  that  so  the  Grand  Lodge  may  be  always 
comi^lete. 

Deputies — Duties  of. 

XVI.  The  Cirand  Wardens,  or  any  others,  are  first  to  advise  with  the 
Deputy  about  the  affairs  of  the  Lodge  or  of  the  Brethren,  and  not  to 
apply  to  the  Grand  Master  without  the  knowledge  of  the  Deputy,  unless 
he  refuse  his  concurrence  in  any  certain  necessary  affair  ;  in  which  case, 
or  in  case  of  any  diff"erence  between  the  Deput}-  and  the  Grand  Wardens, 
or  other  Brethren,  both  parties  are  to  go  by  concert  to  the  Grand  Master, 
who  can  easily  decide  the  controversy  and  make  up  the  differences  by 
virtue  of  his  great  authorit\-. 


58  ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS. 

The  Grand  ^Master  should  receive  no  intimation  of  business  concern- 
ing Masonry,  but  from  his  Deputy  first,  except  in  such  certain  cases  as 
his  Worship  can  well  j  udge  of ;  for  if  the  application  to  the  Grand  Master 
be  irregular,  he  can  easily  order  the  Grand  Wardens,  or  any  other 
Brethren  thus  applying,  to  wait  upon  his  Deputy,  who  is  to  prepare  the 
business  speedily,  and  to  lay  it  orderly  before  his  Worship. 

Ineligibility  of  Grand  Officers  to  Lodge  Offices. 

XVII.  No  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand  Master,  Grand  Wardens, 
Treasurer,  Secretary,  or  whoever  acts  for  them,  or  in  their  stead  pro 
tempore,  can  at  the  same  time  be  the  Master  or  Warden  of  a  particular 
Dodge  ;  but  as  soon  as  any  of  them  has  honourably  discharged  his  grand 
ofiice,  he  returns  to  that  post  or  station  in  his  particular  Dodge,  from 
■which  he  was  called  to  officiate  above. 

Appointment  of  Deputies  pro  tem. 

XVIII.  If  the  Deputy  Grand  Master  be  sick,  or  necessaril}-  absent,  the 
Grand  Master  may  choose  any  Fellow  Craft  he  pleases  to  be  his  Deputy 
pro  tempore :  but  he  that  is  chosen  Deputj'  at  the  Grand  Dodge,  and 
the  Grand  Wardens  too,  cannot  be  discharged  without  the  cause  fairly 
appearing  to  the  majorit}-  of  the  Grand  Dodge  ;  and  the  Grand  Master, 
if  he  is  uneasy,  maj^  call  a  Grand  Dodge  on  purpose  to  lay  the  cause 
before  them,  and  to  have  their  advice  and  concurrence  :  in  which  case, 
the  majority  of  the  Grand  Dodge,  if  they  cannot  reconcile  the  Master 
and  his  Deputy  or  his  Wardens,  are  to  concur  in  allowing  the  Master  to 
discharge  his  said  Deputy  or  his  said  Wardens,  and  to  '"hoose  another 
Deputy  immediately  ;  and  the  said  Grand  Dodge  shall  choose  other 
Wardens  in  that  case,  that  harmony  and  peace  may  be  preserved. 

Arraignment  of  Grand  Master. 

XIX.  If  the  Grand  Master  should  abuse  his  power,  and  render  him- 
self unworthy  of  the  obedience  and  subjection  of  the  Dodges,  he  shall 
be  treated  in  a  way  and  manner  to  be  agreed  upon  in  a  new  regulation  ; 
because  hitherto  the  ancient  Fraternity  have  had  no  occasion  for  it, 
their  former  Grand  Masters  having  all  behaved  themselves  worthy  of 
that  honourable  office. 

Visitations. 

XX.  The  Grand  Master,  with  his  Deputy  and  Wardens,  shall  (at  least 
once)  go  round  and  visit  all  the  Lodges  about  town  during  his  Master- 
ship. 

Death  of  Grand  Master — Successor  to. 

XXI.  If  the  Grand  Master  die  during  his  Mastership,  or  by  sickness, 
or  bv  being  bevond  the  sea,  or  anv  other  wa^•  should  be  rendered  inca- 


ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS.  59 

pable  of  discharging  his  office,  the  Deputy,  or  in  his  absence,  the  senior 
Grand  Warden,  or  in  his  absence  the  junior,  or  in  his  absence  any  three 
present  Masters  of  Lodges,  shall  join  to  congregate  the  Grand  Todge 
immediately,  to  advise  together  upon  that  emergency,  and  to  send  two 
of  their  number  to  invite  the  last  Grand  Master  to  resume  his  office, 
which  now  in  course  reverts  to  him  ;  or  if  he  refuse,  then  the  next  last, 
and  so  backward  :  but  if  no  former  Grand  Master  can  be  found,  then  the 
Deputy  shall  act  as  Principal  until  another  is  choseu  ;  or  if  there  be  no 
Deputy,  then  the  oldest  Master. 

Feast  Days. 

XXII.  The  Brethren  of  all  the  Lodges  in  and  about  London  and  West" 
minster,  shall  meet  at  an  Annual  Communication  and  Feast,  in  some 
convenient  place,  on  St.  John  Baptist's  Day,  or  else  on  vSt.  John  Evan- 
gelist's Day,  as  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  think  fit  by  a  new  regulation, 
having  of  late  years  met  on  St.  John  Baptist's  Day  :  Provided, 

The  majority  of  the  Masters  and  Wardens,  with  the  Grand  Master, 
his  Deputy  and  Wardens,  agree  at  their  quarterly  communication,  three 
months  before,  that  there  shall  be  a  Feast,  and  a  general  communication 
of  all  the  Brethren  :  for  if  either  the  Grand  Master,  or  the  majority  of 
the  particular  Masters,  are  against  it,  it  must  be  dropped  for  that  time. 

But  whether  there  shall  be  a  Feast  for  all  the  Brethren,  or  not,  yet  the 
Grand  Lodge  must  meet  in  some  convenient  place  annually  on  St.  John's 
Day  ;  or  if  it  be  Sunday,  then  on  the  next  daj',  in  order  to  choose  every 
year  a  new  Grand  Master,  Deputy,  and  Wardens. 

Preparation  for  Feasts. 

XXIII.  If  it  be  thought  expedient,  and  the  Grand  Master,  with  the 
majority  of  the  Masters  and  Wardens,  agree  to  hold  a  Grand  Feast, 
according  to  the  ancient  laudable  customs  of  Masons,  then  the  Grand 
W^ardens  sh^ll  have  the  care  of  preparing  the  tickets,  sealed  with  the 
Grand  Master's  seal,  of  disposing  of  the  tickets,  of  receiving  the  money 
for  the  tickets,  of  buying  the  materials  of  the  F'east,  of  finding  out  a 
proper  and  convenient  place  to  feast  in  ;  and  of  every  other  thing  that 
concerns  the  entertainment. 

But  that  the  work  may  not  be  too  burdensome  to  the  two  Grand 
Wardens,  and  that  all  matters  may  be  expeditiouslj-  and  safely  managed, 
the  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  shall  have  power  to  nominate  and 
appoint  a  certain  number  of  Stewards,  as  his  Worship  shall  think  fit,  to 
act  in  concert  with  the  two  Grand  Wardens  ;  all  things  relating  to  the 
Feast  being  decided  amongst  them  by  a  majority  of  voices  ;  except  the 
Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy  interpose  by  a  particular  direction  or 
appointment. 


60  ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS. 

Financial  Provisions  for  Feasts. 

XXIY.  The  Wardens  and  Stewards  shall,  in  due  time,  wait  upon  the 
Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  for  directions  and  orders  about  the 
premises  ;  but  if  his  Worship  and  his  Deputy  are  sick,  or  necessarily 
absent,  they  shall  call  together  the  Masters  and  Wardens  of  Lodges  to 
meet  on  purpose  for  their  advice  and  orders  ;  or  else  they  may  take  the 
matter  wholly  upon  themselves,  and  do  the  best  they  can. 

The  Grand  Wardens  and  the  Stewards  are  to  account  for  all  the  money 
they  receive,  or  expend,  to  the  Grand  Lodge,  after  dinner,  or  when  the 
Grand  Lodge  shall  think  fit  to  receive  their  accounts. 

If  the  Grand  Master  pleases,  he  may  in  due  time  summon  all  the 
Masters  and  Wardens  of  Lodges  to  consult  with  them  about  ordering  the 
Grand  Feast,  and  about  any  emergency  or  accidental  thing  relating 
thereunto,  that  may  require  advice  ;  or  else  to  take  it  upon  himself 
altogether. 

Tilers  at  Feasts. 

XXV.  The  Masters  of  Lodges  shall  each  appoint  one  experienced  and 
discreet  Fellow  Craft  of  his  Lodge,  to  compose  a  committee,  consisting 
of  one  from  every  Lodge,  who  shall  meet  to  receive,  in  a  convenient 
apartment,  every  person  that  brings  a  ticket,  and  shall  have  power  to 
discourse  him,  if  they  think  fit,  in  order  to  admit  him,  or  debar  him,  as 
they  shall  see  cause  :  Provided  they  send  no  man  away  before  they  have 
acquainted  all  the  Brethren  within  doors  with  the  reasons  thereof,  to 
avoid  mistakes  :  that  so  no  true  Brother  maj^  be  debarred,  nor  a  false 
Brother,  or  mere  pretender,  admitted.  This  committee  must  meet  very 
early  on  vSt.  John's  Day,  at  the  place,  even  before  any  persons  come  with 
tickets. 

Door-keepers  at  Feasts. 

XXVI.  The  Grand  Master  shall  appoint  two  or  more  trusty  Brethren 
to  be  porters,  or  door-keepers,  vvlio  are  also  to  be  early  at  the  place,  for 
some  good  reasons  ;  and  who  are  to  be  at  the  command  of  the  com- 
mittee. 

Services  to  Guests. 

XXVII.  The  Grand  Wardens,  or  the  vStewards,  shall  appoint  before- 
hand such  a  number  of  Brethren  to  serve  at  table  as  they  think  fit  and 
proper  for  that  work  ;  and  they  may  advise  with  the  Masters  and  War- 
dens of  Lodges  about  the  most  proper  persons,  if  they  please,  or  may 
take  in  such  by  their  recommendation  ;  for  none  are  to  serve  that  day, 
but  free  and  accepted  Masons,  that  the  communication  may  be  free  and 
harmonious. 


ANCIENT  CONvSTITUTlONS.  61 

Appeals  Made  at  Feasts — Decorum  Observed. 

XXVIII.  All  the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge  must  be  at  the  place 
long  before  dinner,  with  the  Grand  Master,  or  his  Deputy,  at  their  head, 
who  shall  retire,  and  form  themselves.     And  this  is  done  in  order, 

1.  To  receive  any  appeals  duly  lodged,  as  above  regulated,  that  the 
appellant  may  be  heard,  and  the  affair  may  be  amicably  decided  before 
dinner,  if  possible  ;  but  if  it  cannot,  it  must  be  delayed  till  after  the  new 
Grand  Master  is  elected  ;  and  if  it  cannot  be  decided  after  dinner,  it  may 
be  delayed,  and  referred  to  a  particular  committee,  that  shall  quietly 
adjust  it,  and  make  report  to  the  next  quarterly  communication,  that 
brotherly  love  may  be  preserved. 

2.  To  prevent  any  difference  or  disgust  which  may  be  feared  to  arise 
that  day  ;  that  no  interruption  may  be  given  to  the  harmony  and  pleas- 
ure of  the  Grand  Feast. 

3.  To  consult  about  whatever  concerns  the  decency  and  decorum  of 
the  grand  assembl}',  and  to  prevent  all  indecency  and  ill  manners,  the 
assembly  being  promiscuous. 

4.  To  receive  and  consider  of  any  good  motion,  or  any  momentous 
and  important  affair,  that  shall  be  brought  from  the  particular  Lodges, 
by  their  representatives,  the  several  IVIasters  and  Wardens. 

Grand  Master — How  and  When  Nominated. 

XXIX.  After  these  things  are  discussed,  the  Grand  Master  and  bis 
Deputy,  the  Grand  Wardens,  or  the  Stewards,  the  Secretary,  the  Treas- 
urer, the  Clerks,  and  every  other  person,  shall  withdraw,  and  leave  the 
Masters  and  Wardens  of  the  particular  Lodges  alone,  in  order  to  consult 
amicably  about  electing  a  new  Grand  Master,  or  continuing  the  present, 
if  they  have  not  done  it  the  day  before  ;  and  if  they  are  unanimous  for 
continuing  the  present  Grand  Master,  his  Worship  shall  be  called  in, 
and  humbly  desired  to  do  the  Fraternity  the  honour  of  ruling  them  for 
the  year  ensuing  :  and  after  dinner  it  will  be  known  whether  he  accepts 
it  or  not  :  for  it  should  not  be  discovered  but  by  the  election  itself 

Consultation. 

XXX.  Then  the  Masters  and  Wardens,  and  all  the  Brethren,  may 
converse  promiscuously,  or  as  they  please  to  sort  together,  until  the 
dinner  is  coming  in,  when  every  Brother  takes  his  seat  at  table. 

Grand  Lodge  Formed  at  Feast. 

XXXI.  Some  time  after  dinner  the  Grand  Lodge  is  formed,  not  in 
retirement,  but  in  the  presence  of  all  the  Brethren,  who  yet  are  not 
members  of  it,  and  must  not  therefore  speak  until  they  are  desired  and 
allowed. 


62  ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS. 

Election  and  Salutation  of  Grand  Master. 

XXXII.  If  the  Grand  Master  of  last  year  has  consented  with  the 
Master  and  Wardens  in  private,  before  dinner,  to  continue  for  the  year 
ensuing  ;  then  one  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  deputed  for  that  purpose,  shall 
represent  to  all  the  Brethren  his  Worship's  good  government,  &c.  And 
turning  to  him,  shall,  in  the  name  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  humbly  request 
him  to  do  the  Fraternity  the  great  honour  (if  noblj^  born,  if  not)  the 
great  kindness  of  continuing  to  be  their  Grand  Master  for  the  year 
ensuing.  And  his  Worship  declaring  his  consent  by  a  bow  or  a  speech, 
as  he  pleases,  the  said  deputed  member  of  the  Grand  Lodge  shall  pro- 
claim him  Grand  Master,  and  all  the  members  of  the  Lodge  shall  salute 
him  in  due  form.  And  all  the  Brethren  shall  for  a  few  minutes  have 
leave  to  declare  their  satisfaction,  pleasure,  and  congratulation. 

Election  to  be  Unanimous. 

XXXIII.  But  if  either  the  Master  and  Wardens  have  not  in  private, 
this  day  before  dinner,  nor  the  day  before,  desired  the  last  Grand  Master 
to  continue  in  the  membership  another  year  ;  or  if  he,  when  desired, 
has  not  consented  :  then, 

The  last  Grand  Master  shall  nominate  his  successor  for  the  year  ensu- 
ing, who,  if  unanimously  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  if  there 
present,  shall  be  proclaimed,  saluted,  and  congratulated  the  new  Grand 
Master,  as  above  hinted,  and  immediately  installed  by  the  last  Grand 
Master,  according  to  usage. 

Election  by  Ballot  if  Dissent  is  Expressed. 

XXXIV.  But  if  the  nomination  is  not  unanimously  approved,  the  new 
Grand  Master  shall  be  chosen  immediately  by  ballot,  every  Master  and 
Warden  writing  his  man's  name,  and  the  last  Grand  Master  writing  his 
man's  name  too  ;  and  the  man,  whose  name  the  last  Grand  Master  shall 
first  take  out,  casually  or  by  chance,  shall  be  Grand  Master  for  the  year 
ensuing  ;  and  if  present,  he  shall  be  proclaimed,  saluted,  and  congratu- 
lated, as  above  hinted,  and  forthwith  installed  by  the  last  Grand  Master, 
according  to  usage. 

Appointment  of  Other  Grand  Officers. 

XXXV.  The  last  Grand  Master  thus  continued,  or  the  new  Grand  Mas- 
ter thus  installed,  shall  next  nominate  and  appoint  his  Deputy  Grand 
Master,  either  the  last  or  a  new  one,  who  shall  be  also  declared,  saluted 
and  congratulated  as  above  hinted. 

The  Grand  Master  shall  also  nominate  the  new  Grand  Wardens,  and  if 
unanimously  approved  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  be  declared,  saluted, 
and  congratulated,  as  above  hinted  ;  but  if  not,  they  shall  be  chosen"bv 


ANCIENT  CCNSTITUTIONS.  (33 

ballot,  in  the  same  way  as  the  Grand  ^Master  :  as  the  Wardens  of  private 
I/odges  are  also  to  be  chosen  by  ballot  in  each  Lodge,  if  the  members 
thereof  do  not  agree  to  the  Master's  nomination. 

Grand  Master  Installed  by  Proxy. 

XXXVI.  But  if  the  Brother,  whom  the  present  Grand  Master  shall 
nominate  for  his  successor,  or  whom  the  majority  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
shall  happen  to  choose  by  ballot,  is,  by  sickness  or  other  necessary 
occasion,  absent  from  the  Grand  Feast,  he  cannot  be  proclaimed  the  new 
Grand  Master,  unless  the  old  Grand  Master,  or  some  of  the  Masters  and 
Wardens  of  the  Grand  Lodge  can  vouch,  upon  the  honour  of  a  Brother, 
that  the  said  person,  so  nominated  or  chosen,  will  readily  accept  of  the 
said  office  ;  in  which  case  the  old  Grand  Master  shall  act  as  proxy,  and 
shall  nominate  the  Deputy  and  Wardens  in  his  name,  and  in  his  name 
also  receive  the  usual  lionours,  homage,  and  congratulation. 

Addresses. 

XXXVII.  Then  the  Grand  Master  shall  allow  any  Brother,  Fellow 
Craft,  or  Apprentice  to  speak,  directing  his  discourse  to  his  Worship  ; 
or  to  make  any  motion  for  the  good  of  the  Fraternity,  which  shall  be 
either  immediately  considered  and  finished,  or  else  referred  to  the  con- 
sideration of  the  Grand  Lodge  at  their  next  communication,  stated  or 
occasional.     When  that  is  over, 

Address  by  Grand  Master  or  Deputy. 

XXXVIII.  The  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy,  or  some  Brother  appointed 
by  him,  shall  harangue  all  the  brethren,  and  give  them  good  advice  : 
and  lastly,  after  some  other  transactions,  that  cannot  be  written  in  any 
language,  the  Brethren  ma}'  go  away  or  stay  longer,  as  they  please. 

HoTv  Regulations  may  be  Altered. 

XXXIX.  Every  annual  Grand  Lodge  has  an  inherent  power  and 
authority  to  make  new  regulations,  or  to  alter  these,  for  the  real  benefit 
of  this  ancient  Fraternity  :  Provided  aliuays,  That  the  old  land-marks 
be  carefully  preserved,  and  that  such  alterations  and  new  regulations  be 
proposed  and  agreed  at  the  third  quarterly  communication  preceding  the 
annual  Grand  Feast ;  and  that  they  be  offered  also  to  the  perusal  of  all 
the  Brethren  before  dinner,  in  writing,  even  of  the  youngest  Apprentice  ; 
the  approbation  and  consent  of.  the  majority  of  all  the  Brethren  present 
being  absolutely  necessary  to  make  the  same  binding  and  obligatory  ; 
which  must,  after  dinner,  and  after  the  new  Grand  Master  is  installed, 
be  solemnly  desired  ;  as  it  was  desired  and  obtained  for  these  regula- 
tions, when  proposed  by  the  Grand  Lodge,  to  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  Brethren,  on  St.  John  Baptist's  Day,  1721. 


POSTSCRIPT. 


Here  follows  the  manner  of  constituting  a  new  Lodge,  as  practised  b}' 
his  Grace  the  Duke  OF  Wharton,  according  to  the  ancient  usages 
of  Masons. 

A  new  Lodge,  for  avoiding  man}-  irregularities,  should  be  solemnly 
constituted  by  the  Grand  Master,  with  his  Deputy  and  Wardens  ;  or  in 
the  Grand  Master's  absence,  the  Deputy  shall  act  for  his  Worship,  and 
shall  choose  some  Master  of  a  Lodge  to  assist  him  ;  or  in  case  the  Deputj- 
is  absent,  the  Grand  Master  shall  call  forth  some  Master  of  a  Lodge  to 
act  as  Deputy /re  tempore. 

The  Candidates,  or  the  new  Master  and  Wardens,  being  yet  among  the 
Fellow  Craft,  the  Grand  Master  shall  ask  his  Deputy  if  he  has  examined 
them,  and  finds  the  Candidate  Master  w-ell  skilled  in  the  noble  science 
and  the  royal  art,  and  duly  instructed  in  our  mj'steries,  &c. 

And  the  Deputy  answering  in  the  affirmative,  he  shall  (by  the  Grand 
Master's  order)  take  the  Candidate  from  among  his  p-ellows,  and  present 
him  to  the  Grand  Master,  saying  :  Right  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  the 
Brethren  here  desire  to  be  formed  into  a  new  Lodge  ;  and  I  present  this 
my  worthy  Brother  to  be  their  Master,  whom  I  know  to  be  of  good 
morals  and  great  skill,  true  and  trusty,  and  a  lover  of  the  whole  Frater- 
nity, wheresoever  dispersed  over  the  face  of  the  earth. 

Then  the  Grand  Master,  placing  the  Candidate  on  his  left  hand,  having 
asked  and  obtained  the  unanimous  consent  of  all  the  Brethren,  shall  sa}-  : 
I  constitute  and  form  these  good  Brethren  into  a  new  Lodge,  and  appoint 
you  the  Master  of  it,  not  doubting  of  your  capacity  and  care  to  preserve 
the  cement  of  the  Lodge,  &c.,  with  some  other  expressions  that  are 
proper  and  usual  on  that  occasion,  but  not  proper  to  be  written. 

Upon  this  the  Deputy  shall  rehearse  the  Charges  of  a  Master,  and  the 
Grand  Master  shall  ask  the  Candidate,  saying  :  Do  you  submit  to  these 
Charges,  as  ^Masters  have  done  in  all  ages?  And  the  Candidate  signify- 
ing his  cordial  submission  thereunto,  the  Grand  Master  shall,  by  certain 
significant  ceremonies  and  ancient  usages,  install  him,  and  present  him 
Avith  the  Constitution,  the  Lodge  Book,  and  the  instruments  of  his  office, 
not  all  together,  but  one  after  another  ;  and  after  each  of  them,  the 
Grand  Master,  or  his  Deput}-,  shall  rehearse  the  short  and  pithy  Charge 
that  is  suitable  to  the  thing  presented. 

After  this,  the  members  of  this  new  Lodge,  bowing  all  together  to  the 
Grand  Master,  shall  return  his  Worship  thanks,  and  immediately  do 
their  homage  to  their  new  Master,  and  signify  their  promise  of  subjec- 
tion and  obedience  to  him  by  the  usual  congratulation. 


ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS.  65 

The  Deput}'  and  the  Grand  Wardens,  and  any  other  Brethren  present, 
that  are  not  members  of  this  new  Lodge,  shall  next  congratulate  the 
new  Master  ;  and  he  shall  return  his  becoming  acknowledgements  to  the 
Grand  Master  first,  and  to  the  rest  in  their  order. 

Then  the  Grand  Master  desires  the  new  Master  to  enter  immediately 
upon  the  exercise  of  his  office,  in  choosing  his  Wardens ;  and  the  new 
Master  calling  forth  two  Fellow  Craft,  present  them  to  the  Grand  Master 
for  his  approbation,  and  to  the  new  Lodge  for  their  consent.  And  that 
being  granted, 

The  senior  or  junior  Grand  Warden,  or  some  Brother  for  him,  shall 
rehearse  the  Charges  of  Wardens ;  and  the  Candidates  being  solemnly 
asked  by  the  new  Master,  shall  signify  their  submission  thereunto. 

Upon  which  the  new  Master,  presenting  them  with  the  instruments  of 
their  office,  shall,  in  due  form,  install  them  in  their  proper  places  ;  and 
the  Brethren  of  that  new  Lodge  shall  signifj'  their  obedience  to  the  new 
Wardens  b}'  the  usual  congratulation. 

And  this  Lodge  being  thus  completely  constituted,  shall  be  registered 
in  the  Grand  Master's  Book,  and  by  his  order  notified  to  the  other 
Lodges. 


APPROBATION 


Whereas,  b}'  the  confusions  occasioned  in  the  Saxon,  Danish,  and 
Norman  wars,  the  records  of  Masons  have  been  much  vitiated,  the  Free 
Masons  of  England  twice  thought  it  necessary  to  correct  their  Constitu- 
tions, Charges  and  Regulations;  iirst  in  the  reign  of  King  Athelstau 
the  vSaxon,  and  long  after  in  the  reign  of  King  Edward  IV,  the  Norman  : 
and  whereas  the  old  Constitutions  in  England  have  been  much  inter- 
polated, mangled  and  miserabl}'  corrupted,  not  only  with  false  spelling, 
but  even  with  many  false  facts  and  gross  errors  in  history  and  chronology, 
through  length  of  time,  and  the  ignorance  of  transcribers,  in  the  dark 
illiterate  ages,  before  the  revival  of  geometry  and  ancient  architecture, 
to  the  great  offence  of  all  the  learned  and  judicious  Brethren,  whereb}' 
also  the  ignorant  have  been  deceived. 

And  our  late  worthy  Grand  Master,  his  Grace  the  Duke  of  Montagu, 
having  ordered  the  author  to  peruse,  correct,  and  digest,  into  a  new  and 
better  method,  the  History,  Charges,  and  Regulations,  of  the  ancient 
Fraternity;  he  has  accordingly  examined  several  copies  from  Italy  and 
Scotland,  and  sundry  parts  of  England,  and  from  thence  (though  in  man}- 
things  erroneous),  and  from  several  other  ancient  records  of  Masons  ;  he 
has  drawn  forth  the  above  written  new  Constitutions,  with  the  Charges 
and  General  Regulations.  And  the  author  having  submitted  the  whole 
to  the  perusal  and  corrections  of  the  late  and  present  Deput}'  Grand 
Masters,  and  of  other  learned  Brethren  ;  and  also  of  the  Masters  and 
Wardens  of  particular  Lodges  at  their  quarterly  communication  :  he  did 
regularl}'  deliver  them  to  the  late  Grand  Master  himself,  the  said  Duke 
of  Montagu,  for  his  examination,  correction,  and  approbation  ;  and  his 
Grace,  by  the  advice  of  several  Brethren,  ordered  the  same  to  be  hand- 
somely printed  for  the  use  of  the  Lodges,  though  they  were  not  quite 
ready  for  the  press  during  his  Mastership. 

Therefore  we,  the  present  Grand  Master  of  the  Right  Worshipful  and 
most  ancient  F'raternity  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  Deputy-  Grand 
Master,  the  Grand  Wardens,  the  Masters  and  Wardens  of  particular 
Lodges  (with  the  consent  of  the  Brethren  and  Fellows  in  and  about  the 
cities  of  London  and  Westminster),  having  also  perused  this  perform- 
ance, do  join  our  laudable  predecessors  in  our  solemn  approbation 
thereof,  as  what  we  believe  will  fully  answer  the  end  proposed ;  all  the 
valuable  things  of  the  old  records  being  retained,  the  errors  in  history 
and  chronology  corrected,  the  false  facts  and  the  improper  words  omitted, 
and  the  whole  digested  in  a  new  and  better  method. 


ANCIENT  CONSTITUTIONS.  67 

And  we  ordain,  that  these  be  received  in  every  particular  Lodge  under 

our  cognizance,  as  the  only  Constitutions  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons 

amongst  us,  to  be  read  at   the  making  of  new  Brethren,  or  when  the 

Master  shall  think  fit ;  and  which  the  new  Brethren  should  peruse  before 

they  are  made. 

PHILIP  Dukp:  of  Wharton,  G.  M. 

J.  T.  DesaguliERS,  Iv.  T.  D.  and  F.  R.  S. ;  D.  G.  M. 

Joshua  Tinison,  ')      r^        j  att-     j 

-!.,,.  ,  .  -      Grand  Wardens. 

William  Hawkins, 


UNIFORM  CODE  OF  BY-LAWS 


FOR   THK   GOVERNMENT   OF 


Subordinate  Lodges 


UNDER   THE  JURISDICTION   OF  THE 


GRAND  LODGE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 


B  Y  =  T^  A  W  S 


Lodge,  ^o. 


A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
KORTH     CAROLIXA 


ARTICLE   I. 
Charter  and  Communication. 

Section  i.  The  Master  shall  have  charge  of  the  Charter,  and  it  shall 
be  in  the  Lodge,  whenever  opened. 

Sec.  2.  The  regular  Communications  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  held  on 
the 


Sec.  3.  The  Lodge  shall  hold  no  Communication  on  Sunday,  except 
on  Funeral  occasions. 

Sec.  4.  The  Master,  or  in  his  absence,  the  Wardens  b}'  seniority,  may 
call  special  communications  of  the  Lodge. 


ARTICLE  IL 

Election  and  Appointment  of  Officers — Their  Duties. 

vSection  I.  The  elective  officers  of  this  Lodge,  to-wit :  Master,  War- 
dens, Treasurer,  and  Secretary,  shall  be  chosen  by  ballot  at  the  regular 
communication  immediately  preceding  the  anniversary  of  St.  John  the 

,  the  Master  by  two-thirds,  and  the 

remaining  officers  b}-  a  majority,  of  the  members  present. 

[Seiiio/!  //,  of  Article  16,  of  the  By-Laius  of  the  Grand  Lodge. '\ 

Subordinate  Lodges  shall  hold  their  election  for  officers  at  the  regular 
Communication  immediately  preceding  the  24th  day  of  June,  or  the  27th 
day  of  December,  in  each  year,  and  the  officers-elect  shall  be  installed 
on  the  St.  John's  day  succeeding  the  election,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as 
practicable. 


72  BY-LAWS   FOR  GOVERNMENT  OF  LODGES. 

Sec.  2.   All  the  officers  shall  be  installed  on  St.  John 

da}^  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable. 

Sec.  3.  The  Master,  immediatel_y  after  his  installation,  shall  appoint 
the  Deacons,  IMarshal,  Stewards  and  Tiler. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  dnty  of  the  Master,  on  the  decease  of  a  member 
or  sojourning  brother,  entitled  to  such  honors,  to  ascertain  if  Masonic 
honors  would  be  agreeable,  and  to  take  measures  accordingly. 

Sec.  5.  The  Master  shall  read,  or  cause  to  be  read,  in  open  Lodge,  as 
soon  after  they  maj^  be  received  as  practicable,  the  annual  proceedings 
of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Sec.  6.  The  Treasurer  shall  not  pay  out  any  moneys,  except  upon  the 
warrant  of  the  Worshipful  Master,  properly  attested  by  the  Secretary  ; 
and  shall  furnish  the  Lodge  with  an  annual  statement  of  his  receipts 
and  disbursements. 

Sec.  7.  The  Secretary  shall  transcribe,  on  the  book  of  records,  the 
minutes  of  each  regular  and  special  communication  ;  shall  keep  a  book 
^vith  the  By-Laws  neatly  written  therein  for  the  signatures  of  members  ; 
shall  properly  endorse  and  file  all  papers  necessary  to  be  preserved  ; 
shall  pay  over  to  the  Treasurer  all  moneys  received  by  him,  on  or  before 
the  day  of  each  regular  communication,  shall  pa}-  out  no  mone3's  in  his 
hands  by  virtue  of  his  office;  shall  receive  no  due  bill  or  other  evidence 
of  indebtedness  ;  and  shall  have  his  books  in  the  Lodge,  at  each  regular 
communication,  with  every  entry  properly  made  up  to  that  date. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Tiler  to  keep  the  furniture  clean, 
and  everything  in  order  for  each  communication  of  the  Lodge.  The 
implements,  jewels,  clothing,  and  other  property  of  the  Lodge,  with  the 
keys  of  the  several  apartments,  wardrobes,  etc.,  shall  be  considered  in 
his  custody,  and  he  shall,  for  the  time  being,  be  held  responsible  for 
their  safe-keeping ;  and  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office,  shall 
deliver  over  the  same  to  his  successor  ;  he  shall  keep  a  visitor's  register, 
in  which  he  shall  require  each  visitor  to  register  his  name  and  the  Lodge 
of  which  he  is  a  member.  It  shall  also  be  his  duty  to  deliver  to  the 
brethren,  to  whom  the}'  are  addressed,  all  summonses  issued  by  the 
Lodge,  and  to  make  due  return  of  such  direction,  or  return  the  same  to 
the  Secretary,  with  a  statement  in  writing,  setting  forth  the  reasons  for 
his  failure  to  do  so.  His  services  shall  be  rewarded  as  the  Lodge  ma}-, 
from  time  to  time,  determine. 


ARTICLE  III. 

Committees. 

Section  i.  There  shall  be  four  standing  committees,  to-w-it :  A  Com- 
mittee of  Charity  ;  a  Committee  of  Finance  ;  a  Committee  of  Reference, 
and  a  Committee  on  the  Orphan  Asylum. 


BY-I^AWS    FOR  GOVERNMENT  OF   LODGEvS.  73 

Sec.  2.  The  Worshipful  Master,  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens,  shall  be 
a  Committee  on  Charity,  who  shall  attend  to  all  applications  for  relief, 
see  that  all  true,  worthy  brothers,  their  widows  and  orphans,  in  sickness 
or  distress,  are  aided  and  assisted,  and  report  their  action  to  the  Lodge: 
Ptovided,  when  they  may  deem  it  necessary,  the}'  may  draw  from  the 

funds  of  the  Lodge  to  the  ainount  of dollars,  withoutaction 

of  the  Lodge. 

\_Edicf  of  Grand  Lodge. '\ 

Assessments  upon  the  members  of  a  I^odge  for  ^Masonic  charity-  is  not 
unconstitutional. 

Skc.  3.  The  Committee  of  F'inance  shall  consist  of  three  members,  to 
be  appointed  by  the  Master,  annually,  at  the  regular  Communication 
next  succeeding  the  installation  of  officers,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  prac- 
ticable. This  committee  shall,  from  time  to  time,  examine  the  books  of 
the  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  make  a  written  report  thereon,  and  on 
the  financial  affairs  of  the  Lodge,  at  the  end  of  each  year,  or  oftener,  if 
required,  and  shall  carefully  investigate  every  claim  against  the  Lodge 
before  the  payment  of  the  same  shall  be  ordered  b)-  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  4.  The  Committee  of  Reference  shall  consist  of  three  discreet  and 
judicious  members,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Master,  who  shall  consider 
and  decide  all  matters  of  controversy,  arising  at  any  time  among  the 
brethren,  which  may  be  referred  to  them.  Either  party  dissatisfied  with 
the  decision  of  the  committee,  maj-  appeal  to  the  Lodge. 

vSec.  5.  The  Committee  on  the  Orphan  Asylum  shall  supervise  the 
collection  of  funds  for  that  institution,  and  report  in  writing  at  every 
regular  Communication,  and  the  funds  received  shall  l^e  transmitted 
monthly  to  the  vSnperintendent  of  the  Asylum. 


ARTICLE  IV. 
Order  of  Business. 

Section  i.  No  business  shall  be  transacted  in  any  other  than  a  Master's 
Lodge,  excepting  only  such  as  pertains  especially  to  the  work  and  lec- 
tures of  the  H  A.,  or  F.  C.  degrees,  or  the  investigation  of  charges 
against  an  E.  A.,  or  F.  C. 

Sec.  2.  No  business  shall  be  transacted  at  a  special  communication, 
other  than  that  for  which  it  was  called  ;  nor  shall  such  communication 
receive  petitions,  or  ballot,  except  upon  the  advancement  of  candidates  ; 
nor  engage  in  any  other  business  affecting  the  general  interests  of  the 
Craft. 

Sec.  3.  The  order  of  business  at  a  regular  communication  shall  be, 


74  BY-LAWS   FOR  GOVERNMENT  OF  LODGES. 

F.   Reading  minutes  of  last  regular,  and  all  intervening  communica- 
tions. 

2.  Unfinished  business. 

3.  Reports  of  committees  on  petitions  for  initiation  and  membership. 

4.  Balloting. 

5.  Reports  of  standing  committees. 

6.  Reports  of  special  committees. 

7.  Reception  of  petitions. 
<S.   Communications. 

9.  Motions  and  resolutions. 

10.  Informal  communications  affecting  the  Craft. 

11.  Reading  and  approval  of  the  minutes. 

Sec  4.  The  order  of  business  may  be  changed,  or  temporarily  dis- 
pensed with,  by  the  Master,  when  pressing  emergency  may  require  it. 

[The  support  of  the  Orphan  Asylum  shall  be  a  regular  order  of  busi- 
ness at  each  regular  Communication.] 


ARTICLE  V 


Section  i.  The  fees  for  degrees  conferred  in  this  Lodge  shall  be 
djllars,  and  shall  invariably  accompany  the  petition. 

vSec.  2.  The  fees  for  membership  shall  be dollars. 

Sec.  3.  The  dues  from  members  shall  be dollars  per 

annum,  to  be  paid  quarterly. 


ARTICLE  VI. 

Petitions  for  Degrees. 

Section  i.   A  petition  for  the  degrees  of  masonry  shall  be  in  writing, 
signed  by  the  applicant,  and  in  the  following  form  : 

To  the  jMaster,   JVanieiis  and  JMeuibers  of Lodge, 

No.  --,  A.  F.  &  A.  31. 

The  petition  of ,  respectfully  showeth  that  he  entertains  a 

favorable  opinion  of  your  ancient  institution,  and  desires  to  be  made 
a  member  thereof.  If  this,  his  petition,  be  granted,  he  will  yield  a 
cheerful   obedience  to  the  usages  and  customs  of  Masonry.     His  age 

is years;  his  vocation  that  of  a ,  and  his  residence , 

Date, (Signature,)  

Recommended  by 


BY-LAWS   FOR  GOVERNMENT  OF  LODGE.S.  75 

Sec.  2.  A  petition  for  the  degrees  of  masonry  or  membership  shall 
be  recommended  by  two  or  more  members  of  the  Fodge,  and  shall  be 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Secretary,  with  the  lawful  fee. 

Sec.  3.  Every  petition  for  the  degrees  of  masonry  or  membership  shall 
be  referred  to  a  committee  of  three  members,  who  shall  diligently  inves- 
tigate the  character,  standing  and  qualifications  of  the  applicant,  and 
report  to  the  Fodge  at  the  first  regular  communication  thereafter,  if 
practicable  ;  and  no  petition  shall  otherwise  be  acted  upon. 

Sec.  4.  On  balloting  for  a  candidate,  one  black  ball  shall  reject  with- 
out a  question,  except  that  a  second  ballot  may  be  demanded  to  be  satis- 
lied  of  no  mistake. 

Sec.  5.  The  ballot  shall  be  inspected  by  none,  save  the  Master  and 
Wardens,  and  no  member  shall  make  known  what  manner  of  ballot  he 
cast. 

Sec.  6.  If  the  applicant  be  rejected,  the  fee  shall  be  returned  by  the 
Secretary.  If  he  be  accepted,  and  negligently  fail  to  offer  himself  for 
initiation  within  six  months  after  his  acceptance,  or  to  make  a  satisfac- 
tory excuse  for  such  neglect,  the  fee  shall  be  forfeited  to  the  charity 
fund,  and  the  whole  proceeding,  in  his  case,  shall  be  null  and  void. 

Sec.  7.  A  petition  once  rejected,  shall  not  again  be  acted  upon  within 
the  space  of  one  year. 

vSec.  8.  A  Fodge  shall  not  entertain  the  petition  for  the  degrees  of  a 
person  who  has  not  resided  twelve  months  within  its  jurisdiction  imme- 
diately preceding  the  date  of  his  petition.  The  application  of  a  peti- 
tioner, whose  residence  is  nearer  to  some  other  Fodge,  shall  not  be 
entertained  without  the  written  consent  of  such  Fodge. 

Sec.  9.  A  Fodge  shall  not  entertain  the  petition  for  the  degrees  of  a 
person  who  has  removed  to  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  from  another,  within 
twelve  months  from  the  date  of  such  removal,  without  the  consent  of 
the  Grand  Fodge  or  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Jurisdiction  from  which 
he  came. 

Sec.  10.  A  petition  shall  not  be  withdrawn  after  its  reference  to  a 
committee. 

Sec.  II.  Before  a  candidate  shall  be  prepared  for  initiation  he  shall 
answer  satisfactorily  the  following  interrogatories  : 

1.  Do  you  declare  upon  your  honor,  before  these  witnesses,  that, 
unbiased  by  friends  and  uninfluenced  by  mercenary  motives,  you  freely 
and  voluntarily  offer  yourself  a  candidate  for  the  mysteries  of  Masonry? 

2.  Do  you  further  declare  upon  your  honor,  before  these  witnesses, 
that  you  are  prompted  to  solicit  the  privileges  of  Masonry  by  a  favorable 
opinion  conceived  of  the  Institution,  a  desire  of  knowledge,  and  a  sin- 
cere wish  of  being  serviceable  to  your  fellow  creatures  ? 

3.  Do  you  further  declare  upon  your  honor,  before  these  witnesses, 
that  you  will  cheerfully  conform  to  all  the  ancient  established  usages 
and  customs  of  the  Fraternity  ? 

4.  Have  3'ou  petitioned  an}-  other  Fodge  and  been  rejected  by  it? 


76  BY-LAWS  FOR  GOVERNMENT  OF  LODGES. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

Qualifications. 

Every  applicant  for  the  degrees  of  masonry  must  be  free-born  ;  and 
no  individual  physically  so  deformed,  as  to  be  disabled  from  honestly 
acquiring  the  means  of  subsistence,  or  who  niaj^  be  incapacitated  for. 
becoming  a  useful  member,  shall  be  initiated. 


ARTICLE  VIII. 

Application  for  Membership. 

Section  i.   A  petition  for  membership  shall  be  in  writing,  signed  by 
the  applicant,  in  the  following  form: 

To  the  Master,   Wardens  and  Brethren  of Lodge, 

No.  -.,A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

The  petition  of —  respectfully  showeth  that  he  was  lateU-  a 

member  of Lodge,  No. ,  at ,  and  he  now  prays  to  be 

admitted  a  member  of  your. Lodge.     His  age  is years  ;  his  vocation 

that  of  a ,  and  his  residence, 

(Signed,) 

Recommended  by 


Sec.  2.  A  petition  for  membership  shall  be  accompanied  by  the  appli- 
cant's dimit,  and  up  to,  and  inclusive  of,  the  ballot,  shall  be  subject  to 
the  same  rules  as  a  petitioner  for  the  degrees  of  Masonry.  (vSee  Article 
VI.) 


ARTICLE  IX. 
Qualifications  for  Membership. 

Section  i.  None  but  worthy  Master  Masons,  against  whom  no  other 
Lodge  has  claims,  shall  be  admitted  to  membership. 

Sec.  2.  Any  resident  Master  Mason  of  good  standing  as  a  citizen,  whose 
Lodge  has  become  dormant,  may  be  admitted  to  membership,  upon  such 
terms  in  other  respects  as  other  masons. 

Sec.  3.  No  mason  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Lodge  until  he  shall  have 
subscribed  the  By-Laws. 


BY-LAWS    FOR  GOVERNMENT  OF  LODGES.  77 

ARTICLE  X. 
Dimits. 

Section  i.  A  petition  for  a  (limit  shall  be  in  writing,  signed  by  the 
applicant,  and  in  the  following  form: 

To  the  JMaster,  Wardens  and  Bretlir en  of Lodge,  No.  -.. 

The  undersigned  respectfully  prays  to  withdraw  from  the  membership 
of  your  Lodge,  and  asks  for  a  certificate  to  that  effect.  His  motive  for 
this  request  is . 

Sec.  2.  The  foregoing  petition  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate 
from  the  Secretary  of  the  payment  of  all  dues  b}-  the  applicant. 


ARTICLE  XL 
Non-affiliated  Masons. 

Section  i.  A  non-afiSliated  Mason  shall  not  be  permitted  to  visit  the 
Lodge,  or  to  join  in  procession  ;  nor  shall  he  be  entitled  to  relief,  or 
masonic  assistance,  or  burial. 


ARTICLE  XII. 

Recommendation  for  Dispensation. 

Section  i.  No  petition  for  a  dispensation  for  organizing  a  new  Lodge, 
shall  be  recommended,  until  the  proposed  Master  and  Wardens  (or  at 
least  the  Master),  have  shown  themselves,  upon  careful  examination,  in 
open  Lodge,  to  be  well  skilled  in  the  ritual  and  laws  of  IMasonry. 


ARTICLE    XIII. 
Charity  Fund  and   Relief. 

vSp:ction  I.  Fees  for  initiation  and  advancement  shall  be  held  sacred 
for  charitable  or  educational  purposes,  unless  indispensable  necessity 
should  require  their  use  for  providing  suitable  accommodations,  or  neces- 
sary fixtures. 

Sec.  2.  Applications  to  the  Lodge  for  charity,  shall,  in  all  cases,  be 
made  through  a  member  of  the  Lodge,  who  shall  previousl}-  qualify 
himself  to  furnish  the  Lodge  with  necessary  information  of  the  standing, 
character,  condition,  and  circumstances  of  the  applicant. 


78  BY-LAWS    FOR  GOVERNxMKNT  OF  LODGES. 

ARTICLE  XIV. 

Certificate  of  Membership,  &c. 

Section  i.  Upon  the  death  of  any  member  of  this  Lodge  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  furnish  the  widow  or  orphans  of  such 
deceased  member  a  certificate,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  of  his  mem- 
bership, standing  and  death,  without  any  application  or  charge  therefor. 


ARTICLE  XV. 

Offenses. 

Section  i.  Offenses  occurring  while  the  Lodge  is  at  labor,  shall  be 
reported  b}'  the  Senior  Warden  ;  and  offenses  occurring  while  the  Lodge 
is  at  refreshment,  shall  be  reported  b}'  the  Junior  Warden:  Provided, 
That  these  officers  may  exercise  a  sound  discretion  in  reporting  trivial 
offenses,  which  may  be  more  prudenth-  made  the  subject  of  private 
counsel  and  reprimand. 


ARTICLE  XVI. 
Miscellaneous. 

1.  The  Master  shall  put  all  questions  distinctly  ;  if  a  division  be  called 
for,  he  is  to  request  those  who  voted  in  the  affirmative  to  rise,  and  count 
them,  then  the  negative,  and  shall  declare  the  result. 

2.  All  committees  are  to  be  appointed  by  the  presiding  officer,  except 
as  herein  otherwise  provided. 

3.  In  case  of  a  vote  on  any  question,  the  majority  of  those  present 
voting  for  or  against,  shall  be  necessary  to  a  decision,  except  as  other- 
wise provided  ;  in  case  of  a  tie  the  presiding  officer  shall  decide. 

4.  When  a  member  is  about  to  speak,  he  shall  rise  from  his  seat  and 
respectfully  address  the  Worshipful  Master. 

5.  If  any  member,  in  speaking  or  otherwise,  shall  transgress  the  rules 
of  the  Lodge,  the  Master,  or  any  member,  may  call  him  to  order  ;  he 
shall  immediatel}'  take  his  seat,  and  the  member  calling  him  to  order 
shall  state  the  point  of  order.  The  Master  shall  decide  the  question  of 
order  without  debate,  except  that  the  member  called  to  order  may  be 
allowed  to  explain.  If  the  decision  be  in  favor  of  the  member,  he  shall 
be  at  liberty  to  proceed. 

6.  When  two  or  more  members  rise  at  once,  the  Master  shall  name  the 
one  entitled  to  the  floor. 


BY-LAWS   FOR  GOVERNMENT  OF  LODGES.  79 

7.  No  visitor  shall  address  the  Lodge  without  leave  being  first  obtained, 
or  he  be  called  on  by  the  Master. 

S.  When  the  Master  is  stating  a  question  or  addressing  the  Lodge,  or 
when  a  member  is  speaking,  no  person  shall  enter,  go  out  of,  or  cross 
the  room,  nor  be  permitted  to  enter  into  private  discourse. 

9.  No  motion  for  reconsideration  shall  be  made,  except  by  a  member 
voting  with  the  majority,  and  at  the  same  meeting  when  the  question 
shall  have  been  decided 

ID.  When  a  motion  is  made  and  seconded,  it  shall  be  stated  b}'  the 
Master,  and  if  in  writing,  read  b}'  the  Secretary  before  debate. 

J  I.  Ever}'  motion  shall  be  reduced  to  writing  if  a  member  desire  it. 
In  filling  blanks,  the  largest  sum  or  number,  and  the  longest  time,  shall 
be  first  stated. 

12.  Any  motion  may  l;e  withdrawn  by  the  mover,  before  decision  and 
amendment. 

13.  No  new  motion  or  proposition  shall  be  admitted  while  a  question 
is  pending  before  the  Lodge. 

14.  No  member  shall  speak  more  than  twice  on  the  same  question, 
unless  he  obtain  the  permission  of  the  Master. 

15.  Every  member  appointed  on  a  committee  must  serve,  unless,  for 
reasons  given,  he  be  excused  by  the  Master. 

16.  No  member  shall  interrupt  another,  when  speaking,  except  by 
permission  of  the  Master,  and  the  member  then  speaking. 

17.  No  member  shall  engage  in  conversation,  during  the  conferring  of 
degrees,  except  it  be  necessary  to  facilitate  the  work. 


[Seciion  9,  0/  Aiiicle  ib,  of  the  By-Laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge.} 
Subordinate  Lodges  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction  shall  be  allowed  the 
privilege  of  enacting  such  additional  By-Laws  to  the  Code  adopted  by 
this  Grand  Lodge  as  may  be  deemed  proper  by  such  Lodges  :  Provided, 
That  such  additions  do  not  conflict  with  the  ancient  regulations,  charges 
and  constitutions  of  Masonr}'.  All  such  additional  By-Laws  shall  be 
submitted  to  the  Committee  on  Masonic  Jurisprudence  for  approval, 
and  such  additions  or  amendments  shall  be  inoperative  until  so  approved. 


CONSTITUTION  RND  DEDICATION  OF  A  NEW  LODGE. 


CHAPTER  FIRST. 

Constitution  and  Dedication  of  a  New  Lodge. 

When  a  new  Lodge  receives  a  Dispensation,  the  Master  named  by  the 
Grand  Master  assumes  immediate  control,  designates  the  time  for  the 
convening  of  the  Lodge,  and  appoints  the  subordinate  officers.  The 
officers  of  a  Lodge  under  dispensation  are  not  to  be  installed.  (See 
Form  No.  i  for  Petition  for  a  Dispensation.) 

When  a  Lodge  receives  a  Charter  from  the  Grand  Lodge,  it  is  to  be 
constituted  according  to  the  ceremonies  prescribed  in  this  Chapter.  The 
ceremonies  should  be  j^erformed  by  the  Grand  Master,  Deputy  Grand 
Master,  or  a  Past  Master  duly  authorized  by  the  Grand  Master.  When 
the  Grand  Master  officiates  the  Lodge  is  constituted  in  Ample  Form  ; 
the  Deputy  Grand  Master  in  Due  Form  ;  but  when  another  does  so  it  is 
in  Form.     (vSee  Form  No.  2,  for  Petition  for  a  Charter.) 

Ceremonies. 

On  the  day  and  hour  appointed,  the  Grand  Master  and  his  officers 
meet  in  a  convenient  room  near  to  the  Lodge  to  be  constituted,  and  open 
in  the  third  degree.  After  the  officers  in  the  new  Lodge  are  examined, 
they  send  a  messenger  to  the  Grand  Master,  with  the  following  mes- 
sage, viz  : 

Most  WorshipfuIv  : 

The  officers  and  brethren  of Lodge,  who  are  now  assembled 

at ,  have  instructed  me  to  inform  you,  that  the  Most  Worshipful 

Grand  Lodge  was  pleased  to  grant  them  a  Charter,  authorizing  them  to 
form   and  open  a  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  in  the  town  of 

:  They  are  now  desirous  that  their  Lodge  should  be  consecrated, 

and  their  officers  installed  in  due  and  ancieiit  form  ;  for  which  purpose 
they  are  now  met,  and  await  the  pleasure  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand 
Master. 

When  notice  is  given,  the  Grand  Lodge  walk  in  procession  to  the  hall 
of  the  new  Lodge.  When  the  Grand  Master  enters,  the  grand  honors 
are  given  by  the  new  Lodge  ;  the  officers  of  which  resign  their  seats  to 
the  grand  officers,  and  take  their  several  stations  on  the  left. 

The  necessary  cautions  are  given  ;  and  all,  excepting  PRESENT  or  Past 
Masters  of  Lodges,  are  requested  to  retire  until  the  Master  of  the  new 
Lodge  is  inducted  into  the  Oriental  Chair  of  Solomon.  He  is  then  bound 
to  the  faithful  performance  of  his  trust,  and  invested  with  the  charac- 
teristics of  the  chair. 


DEDICATION  OF  A  NEW  LODGE.  81 

Upon  due  notice,  the  Grand  Marshal  reconducts  the  Ijrethren  into  the 
hall  ;  and  all  take  their  places,  except  the  members  of  the  new  Lodge, 
who  form  a  procession  on  one  side  of  the  hall.  As  they  advance,  the 
Grand  Master  addresses  them  :  ' 

''Brethren,  Behold   Yonr  Master.'' 

They  make  the  proper  salutations  as  the}-  pass. 
A  grand  procession  is  then  formed,  in  the  following  order,  viz.: 
Tiler  with  a  drawn  Sword; 
Two  vStewards  with  white  Rods  ; 
Entered  Apprentices  ; 
Fellow  Crafts  ; 
Master  Masons  ; 
Stewards ; 
tn  Junior  Deacons  ; 

%,  vSenior  Deacons  ; 

15  Secretaries ; 

^  Treasurers ; 

Past  Wardens  ; 
Junior  Wardens  ; 
Senior  Wardens  ; 
Past  Masters ; 
Mark  Masters  ; 
Royal  Arch  Masons  ; 
Select  Masters  ; 
Knights  Templar  ; 
Masters  of  Lodges. 

The  New  Lodge. 

Tiler  with  a  drawn  Sword  ; 

Stewards  with  white  Rods  ; 

Entered  Apprentices  ; 

Fellow  Crafts  ; 

Master  Masons  ; 

Junior  and  vSenior  Deacons  ; 

Secretary  and  Treasurer  ; 

Two  Brethren,  carrying  the  flooring,*  or  Lodge  ; 

Junior  and  vSenior  Wardens  ; 

The  H0I3'  Writings,  carried  by  the  oldest  or  some 

suitable  member,  not  in  office  ; 

The  Worshipful  Master  ; 

Music. 

*Carpet. 

6 


82  DEDICATION  OF  A  NEW  LODGE. 

The  Grand  Lodge. 

Grand  Tiler  with  drawn  Sword  ; 
Grand  Stewards  with  white  Rods  ; 
A  Brother  carrying  a  Golden  Vessel  of  Corn  ;  * 
Two  Brethren,  carrying  the  Silver  Vessels,  one  of 
Wine,  the  other  of  Oil ; 
Grand  Secretaries  ; 
Grand  Treasurers  ; 
A  burning  Taper,  borne  by  a  Past  Master  ; 
A  Past  Master  bearing  the  Holy  Writings,  Square  and  Compasses, 
supported  by  two  Stewards  with  white  Rods  ; 
Two  burning  Tapers,  borne  by  two  Past  Masters  ; 
The  Tuscan  and  Composite  Orders  ; 
The  Doric,  Ionic,  and  Corinthian  Orders; 
Past  Grand  Wardens  ; 
g  Past  Deput}^  Grand  Masters  ; 

jn  Past  Grand  Masters  ; 

^  The  Globes  ; 

'•f_  Clergj'  and  Orator  ; 

R.  W.  Junior  and  Senior  Grand  Wardens  ; 

R.  W.  Deputy  Grand  Master; 

The  Master  of  the  oldest  Lodge,  carrying  the  Book  of  Constitutions  ; 

The  M.  W.  Grand  Master  ; 

The  Grand  Deacons,  on  a  line  seven  feet  apart,  on  the  right  and  left  of 

the  Grand  Master,  with  black  Rods  ; 

Grand  Sword  Bearer,  with  a  drawn  Sword  ; 

Two  Stewards  with  white  Rods. 

The  Marshals  conduct  the  procession  to  the  house  where  the  services 
are  to  be  performed.  When  the  front  of  the  procession  arrives  at  the 
door  they  halt,  open  to  the  right  and  left,  and  face  inward,  while  the 
Grand  blaster  and  others,  in  succession,  pass  through  and  enter  the 
bouse. 

A  platform  is  to  be  erected  and  provided  with  seats  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  the  Grand  Officers. 

The  Holy  Bible,  Square  and  Compasses,  and  Book  of  Constitutions, 
are  placed  upon  a  table  in  front  of  the  Grand  Master  :  the  flooring  is 
then  spread  in  the  centre,  upon  the  platform,  covered  with  white  satin 
or  linen,  and  encompassed  by  the  three  tapers,  and  the  vessels  of  corn, 
ivine  and  oil. 


DEDICATION  OF  A  NEW  LODGE.  83 

Services. 

1.  Music. 

2.  Prayer. 

3.  An  oration. 

4.  Music. 

5.  The  Grand  Marshal  forms  the  ofiicers  and  members  of  the  new 
Lodge  in  front  of  the  Grand  Master.  The  Deputy  Grand  Master  addresses 
the  Grand  Master  as  follows  : 

Most  Worshipfui.  : 

A  number  of  Brethren,  duly  instructed  in  the  mysteries  of  ]\Iasonry, 
having  assembled  together  at  stated  periods,  by  virtue  of  a  charter 
granted  to  them  for  that  purpose,  do  now  desire  to  be  constituted  into  a 
regular  lodge,  agreeably  to  the  ancient  usages  and  customs  of  the 
fraternity. 

The  Charter  and  records  are  presented  to  the  Grand  Master,  who 
examines  the  records,  and,  if  found  correct,  proclaims  : 

The  records  appear  to  Ije  correct,  and  are  approved.  Upon  due  delib- 
eration, the  Grand  Lodge  have  granted  the  brethren  of  this  new  Lodge 
a  charter,  establishing  and  confirming  them  in  the  rights  and  privileges 
of  a  regular  constituted  Lodge ;  which  the  Grand  vSecretary  will  now- 
read. 

After  the  charter  is  read,  the  Grand  IMaster  says. 

We  shall  now  proceed,  according  to  ancient  usage,  to  constitute  these 
brethren  into  a  regular  Lodge. 

Whereupon  the  several  officers  of  the  new  Lodge  deliver  up  their 
jewels  and  badges  to  their  Master,  who  presents  them,  with  his  own,  to 
the  Deputy  Grand  Master  ;  and  he  to  the  Grand  Master. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  presents  the  Master-Elect  to  the  Grand 
Master,  saying. 

Most  Worshipfui,  : 

I  present  you  Brother ,  whom  the  memljers  of  the  Lodge,  now 

to  be  constituted,  have  chosen  for  their  Master. 

The  Grand  Master  asks  them  if  they  remain  satisfied  with  their  choice. 
[  They  bow  in  totceji  of  assent.] 


84  DEDICATION  OF  A  NEW  LODGE. 

The  Master  elect  then  presents,  severally,  his  Wardens  and  other 
officers,  namin^  them  and  their  respective  offices.  The  Grand  Master 
asks  the  brethren  if  they  remain  satisfied  with  each  and  all  of  them. 
[  They  bow  as  before.  ] 

The  officers  and  inembers  of  the  new  Lodge  form  in  front  of  the  Grand 
Master ;  and  the  ceremony  of  Consecration  commences  with  solemn 
music. 

6.  Ceremony  of  Consecration. 

The  Grand  Master,  attended  by  the  Grand  Officers  and  the  Grand 
Chaplain,  form  themselves  in  order  around  the  Lodge — all  devoutly 
kneeling.  • 

7.   A  piece  of  solemn  music  is  performed  while  the  Lodge  is  uncovered. 

After  which,  the  first  clause  of  the  Consecration  Prayer  is  repeated, 
which  is  as  follows: 

"  Great  Architect  of  the  universe!  Maker  and  Ruler  of  all  worlds! 
deign,  from  thy  celestial  temple,  from  realms  of  light  and  glory,  to  bless 
us  in  all  the  purposes  of  our  present  assembly!  We  humbly  invoke  thee 
to  give  us  at  this,  and  at  all  times,  ivisdoin  in  all  our  doings,  strength  of 
mind  in  all  our  difficulties,  and  the  beauty  of  harmony  in  all  our  com- 
munications! Permit  us,  O  thou  Author  of  light  and  life,  great  Source 
of  love  and  happiness,  to  erect  this  Lodge,  and  now  solemnly  to  conse- 
crate it  to  the  honor  of  thy  glorj'! 

"  Glory  be  to  God  on  high." 

[Response  b_v  the  brethren.] 

"  As  it  was  in  the  Ijeginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without 
end.     Amen." 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  will  take  the  Golden  Vessel  with  Corn,  the 
Senior  Grand  Warden  the  Silver  Vessel  with  W^ne,  and  the  Junior  Grand 
Warden  the  Silver  Vessel  with  Oil,  and  sprinkle  the  elements  of  conse- 
cration upon  the  Lodge. 

[The  Grand  Chaplain  then  continues:] 

"  Grant,  O  Lord  our  God,  that  those  who  are  now  about  to  be  invested 
with  the  government  of  this  Lodge,  may  be  endued  with  wisdom  to 
instruct  their  brethren  in  all  their  duties.  May  brotherly  love,  relief, 
and  truth,  always  prevail  among  the  members  of  this  Lodge  :  and  may 
this  bond  of  union  continue  to  strengthen  the  Lodges  throughout  the 
world ! 

"  Bless  all  our  brethren,  wherever  dispersed  ;  and  grant  speedy  relief 
to  all  who  are  either  oppressed  or  distressed. 

"We  affectionately  commend  to  thee,  all  the  members  of  thy  whole 
family.  May  they  increase  in  grace,  in  the  knowledge  of  thee,  and  in 
love  of  each  other. 

"  Finally:  may  we  finish  all  our  work  here  below,  with  thy  approlia- 


DEDICATION  OF  A  NEW  LODGE.  85 

tion  ;  and  then  have  our  transition  from  this  earthly  abode  to  th}- 
heavenly  temple  above,  there  to  enjoy  light,  glory  and  bliss,  ineffable 
and  eternal! 

"Glory  be  to  God  on  high." 

[Response  by  the  brethren.] 

"As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be.  So  mote  it 
be.     Amen." 

8.  A  piece  of  solemn  music  is  performed  while  the  Eodge  is  covered. 

9.  The  Grand  Chaplain  then  dedicates  the  Lodge  in  the  following- 
terms  : 

"To  the  memory  of  the  HOLY  STS.  JOHN,  we  dedicate  this  Lodge. 
May  every  In'other  revere  their  character,  and  imitate  their  virtues. 
"Glory  be  to  God  on  high." 

[Response.] 

"  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without 
end.     So  mote  it  be.     Amen." 

10.  A  piece  of  music  is  performed,  while  the  brethren  of  the  new 
Lodge  advance  in  procession  to  salute  the  Grand  Lodge,  with  their  hands 
crossed  upon  their  breasts,  and  bowing  as  they  pass.  They  then  take 
their  places  as  they  were. 

11.  The  Grand  Master  then  rises,  and  constitutes  the  new  Lodge  in 
the  form  following: 

"In  the  name  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Caro- 
lina, I  now  constitute  and  form  you,  mj'  beloved  brethren,  into  a  regular 
Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  From  henceforth  I  empower  you 
to  meet  as  a  regular  Lodge,  constituted  in  conformity  to  the  rites  of  ovir 
order,  and  the  charges  of  our  ancient  and  honorable  fraternity  ; — and 
may  the  Supreme  Architect  of  the  universe  prosper,  direct  and  counsel 
3'ou,  in  all  your  doings. 

[Response  ] 

"So  mote  it  be.     Amen." 

After  the  dedication  of  a  new  Lodge,  the  officers  are  to  be  installed,  a 
brother  having  been  appointed  to  act  as  Marshal  or  Conductor  of  Cere- 
monies, whose  duty  it  is  to  present  each  of  the  officers  according  to  rank, 
to  the  installing  officer,  in  front  of  the  Altar,  for  installation.  The  fol- 
lowing ceremony  is  designed  to  be  used  on  such  occasions  or  those  of 
installation  after  the  annual  election  of  officers. 


86  INSTALLATION  OF  OFFICERS. 

Ceremony  of  Installation. 

The  installing  officer  addresses  the  ^Master  elect  (or  designated  in  the 
charter)  as  follows: 

Brother: 

Previous  to  your  investiture,  it  is  necessary  that  you  should  signify 
your  assent  to  those  ancient  charges  and  regulations,  which  point  out 
the  duty  of  a  Master  of  a  Lodge. 

I.  You  agree  to  be  a  good  man  and  true,  and  strictly  to  obe}'  the 
moral  law. 

II.  You  agree  to  be  a  peaceable  subject,  and  cheerfulU-  to  conform  to 
the  laws  of  the  countr}-  in  which  j'ou  reside. 

III.  You  promise  not  to  be  concerned  in  plots  and  conspiracies  against 
government ;  but  patiently  to  submit  to  ihe  decisions  of  the  supreme 
legislature. 

IV.  You  agree  to  pay  a  proper  respect  to  the  civil  magistrates,  to  work 
diligently,  live  creditably,  and  act  honorably  by  all  men. 

V.  You  agree  to  hold  in  veneration,  the  original  rules  and  patrons  of 
the  order  of  masonry,  and  their  regular  su-ccessors,  supreme  and  subor- 
dinate, according  to  their  stations,  and  to  submit  to  the  awards  and 
resolutions  of  your  brethren,  when  convened,  in  every  case  consistent 
with  the  constitutions  of  the  order. 

VI.  You  agree  to  avoid  private  piques  and  quarrels,  and  to  guard 
against  intemperance  and  excess. 

VII.  You  agree  to  be  cautious  in  carriage  and  behavior,  courteous  to 
your  brethren,  and  faithful  to  your  Lodge. 

VIII.  You  promise  to  respect  genuine  brethren,  and  to  discountenance 
impostors,  and  all  dissenters  from  the  original  plan  of  masonrj-. 

IX.  You  agree  to  promote  the  general  good  of  societj^,  to  cultivate  the 
social  virtues,  and  to  propagate  the  knowledge  of  the  art. 

X.  You  promise  to  pay  homage  to  the  Grand  Master  for  the  time  being, 
and  to  his  officers  when  duh'  installed  ;  and  strictly  to  conform  to  every 
edict  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  or  general  assembly  of  masons,  that  is  not 
subversive  of  the  principles  and  groundwork  of  masonry. 

XL  You  admit  that  it  is  not  in  the  power  of  any  men,  or  body  of  men, 
to  make  innovations  in  the  bod}'  of  masonry. 

XII.  You  promise  a  regular  attendance  on  the  committees  and  com- 
munications of  the  Grand  Lodge,  on  receiving  proper  notice,  and  to  pay 
attention  to  all  the  duties  of  masonry,  on  convenient  occasions. 

XIII.  You  admit  that  no  new  Lodge  shall  be  formed  without  permission 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  :  and  that  no  countenance  be  given  to  an  irregular 
Lodge,  or  to  an}-  person  clandestinely  initiated  therein,  being  contrary 
to  the  ancient  charges  of  the  order. 


INSTALLATION  OF  OFFICERS.  87 

XIV.  You  admit  that  no  person  can  be  regularly  made  a  mason  in, 
or  admitted  a  member  of,  any  regular  I^odge,  without  previous  notice, 
and  due  inquiry  into  his  character. 

XV.  You  agree  that  no  visitors  shall  be  received  into  your  Lodge, 
without  due  examination,  and  producing  proper  vouchers  of  their  having 
been  initiated  into  a  regular  Lodge. 

These  are  the  regulations  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

The  presiding  officer  then  addresses  the  Master  as  follows: 

Do  you  submit  to  these  charges,  and  promise  to  support  these  regula- 
tions, as  Masters  have  done  in  all  ages  before  you? 

The  Master  is  to  answer,  I  do. 

The  presiding  oPncer  then  addresses  him: 

Brother  A.  B.: 

In  consequence  of  your  cheerful  conformity  to  the  charges  and  regu- 
lations of  the  order,  you  are  now  to  be  installed  Master  of  this*  Lodge, 
in  full  confidence  of  your  care,  skill,  and  capacity  to  govern  the  same. 

[The  new  Master  is  then  regularly  invested  with  the  insignia  of  his 
office,  and  the  furniture  and  implements  of  his  Lodge.] 

•■'If  this  Lodge  is  installed  for  the  first  time,  it  is  called  "  Tliii  iieu'  Lodge." 

The  various  implements  of  the  profession  are  emblematical  of  our 
conduct  in  life,  and  upon  this  occasion  are  carefully  enumerated. 

The  Holy  IVritings,  that  great  light  in  masonry,  will  guide  you  to  all 
truth:  it  will  direct  your  path  to  the  temple  of  happiness,  and  point  out 
to  you  the  whole  duty  of  man. 

The  Square  teaches  us  to  regulate  our  actions  by  rule  and  line,  and 
harmonize  otir  conduct  by  the  principles  of  morality  and  virtue. 

The  Compasses  teach  us  to  limit  our  desires  in  ever}-  station  ;  that,  ris- 
ing to  eminence  by  merit,  we  may  live  respected,  and  die  regretted. 

The  Rule  directs  that  we  should  punctually  observe  our  dut}- ;  press 
forward  iu  the  path  of  virtue,  and,  neither  inclining  to  the  right  nor  to 
the  left,  in  all  our  actions  have  eternity  in  view. 

The  Line  teaches  the  criterion  of  moral  rectitude,  to  avoid  diss'fmula- 
tion  in  conversation  and  action,  and  to  direct  our  steps  to  the  path  which 
leads  to  a  glorious  immortalit}-. 

The  Book  of  Constilutiojis  j^ou  are  to  search  at  all  times.  Cause  it  to 
be  read  in  your  Lodge,  that  none  may  pretend  ignorance  of  the  excel- 
lent precepts  it  enjoins. 

You  will  also  receive  in  charge  the  By-Laivs  ol  yowx  I^odge,  which  you 
are  to  see  carefully  and  punctually  executed. 


88  INSTALLATION  OF  OFFICB:RvS. 

Charge  upon  the  Installation  of  the  Master  of  a  Lodge. 

WoRSHiPFui^  Master: 

Being  appointed  Master  of  this  Lodge,  you  cannot  be  insensible  of  the 
obligations  which  devolve  on  you,  as  their  head  ;  nor  of  your  responsi- 
bility for  the  faithful  discharge  of  the  important  duties  annexed  to  your 
appointment. 

The  honor,  reputation,  and  usefulness  of  }'Our  Lodge,  will  materially 
depend  on  the  skill  and  assiduity  with  which  you  manage  its  concerns  ; 
while  the  happiness  of  its  members  will  be  general!}'  promoted,  in  pro- 
portion to  the  zeal  and  abilit}-  with  which  you  propagate  the  genuine 
principles  of  our  institution. 

For  a  pattern  of  imitation,  consider  the  great  luminary  of  nature, 
which,  rising  in  the  East,  regularl}-  diffuses  light  and  lustre  to  all  within 
its  circle.  In  like  manner,  it  is  yowx  province  to  spread  and  communi- 
cate light  and  instruction  to  the  brethren  of  your  Lodge.  Forcibly 
impress  upon  them  the  dignity  and  high  importance  of  masonry,  and 
seriously  admonish  them  never  to  disgrace  it.  Charge  them  ^o  practice 
out  of  the  Lodge,  those  duties  which  are  taught  in  it  ;  and  by  amiable, 
discreet,  and  virtuous  conduct,  to  convince  mankind  of  the  goodness  of 
the  institution  ;  so  that,  when  any  one  is  said  to  be  a  member  of  it,  the 
world  may  know  that  he  is  one  to  whom  the  burthened  heart  may  pour 
out  its  sorrows  ;  to  whom  distress  may  prefer  its  suit ;  whose  hand  is 
guided  by  justice,  and  his  heart  expanded  by  benevolence.  In  short,  by 
a  diligent  observence  of  the  by-laws  of  your  Lodge,  the  constitutions  of 
masonry,  and,  above  all,  the  Holy  Scriptures,  which  are  given  as  a  rule 
and  guide  to  your  faith,  you  will  be  enabled  to  acquit  yourself  with  honor 
and  reputation,  and  lay  up  a  croivn  of  rejoicing,  which  shall  continue 
when  time  shall  be  no  more. 

The  subordinate  officers  are  then  severally  invested  by  the  presiding 
officer,  who  delivers  each  of  them  a  short  Charge,  as  follows,  viz.: 

The  Senior  Warden. 

Brother  CD.: 

You  are  appointed  Senior  Warden  of  this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested 
with  the  ensign  of  your  office. 

The  Level  demonstrates  that  we  are  descended  from  the  same  stock, 
partalke  of  the  same  nature,  and  share  the  same  hope  ;  and  though  dis- 
tinctions among  men  are  necessary  to  preserve  subordination,  }'et  no 
eminence  of  station  should  make  us  forget  that  we  are  brethren  ;  for  he 
who  is  placed  on  the  lowest  spoke  of  fortune's  wheel,  ma}'  be  entitled  to 
our  regard  ;  because  a  time  will  come,  and  the  wisest  knows  not  how 
soon,  when  all  distinction,  but  that  of  goodness,  shall  cease  ;  and  death, 
the  grand  leveller  of  human  greatness,  reduce  us  to  the  same  state. 


INSTALLATION  OF  OFFICERS.  §9 

Your  regular  attendance  on  our  stated  meetings,  is  essentially  neces- 
sary. In  the  absence  of  the  Master,  you  are  to  govern  this  Lodge;  in 
his  presence,  you  are  to  assist  him  in  the  government  of  it.  I  firmly  relj- 
on  your  knowledge  of  masonry,  and  attachment  to  the  Lodge,  for  the 
faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  this  important  trust. — Look  zvcll  to  the 
West ! 

The  Junior  Warden. 
Brother  E.  F.  : 

You  are  appointed  Junior  Warden  of  this  Lodge,  and  are  now  invested 
with  the  badge  of  your  office. 

The  Plumb  admonishes  us  to  walk  uprightly  in  our  several  stations  ; 
to  hold  the  scales  of  justice  in  equal  poise  ;  to  observe  the  just  medium 
between  intemperance  and  pleasure;  and  to  make  our  passions  and  preju- 
dices coincide  with  the  line  of  our  dut}-. 

To  you  is  committed  the  superintendence  of  the  craft,  during  the  hours 
of  refreshment:  it  is  therefore  indispensably  necessar}-  that  you  should 
not  only  be  temperate  and  discreet,  in  the  indulgence  of  j'our  own  incli- 
nations, but  carefully  observe  that  none  of  the  craft  be  suffered  to  con- 
vert the  purposes  of  refreshment  into  intemperance  and  excess. 

Your  regular  and  punctual  attendance  is  particularly  requested  ;  and 
I  have  no  doubt  that  you  will  faithfully  execute  the  duty  which  you  owe 
to  3' our  present  appointment. — Look  well  to  the  South  ! 

The  Treasurer. 
Brother  G.  H.: 

You  are  appointed  Treasurer  of  this  Lodge.  It  is  your  duty  to  receive 
all  moneys  from  the  hands  of  the  Secretary,  make  due  entries  of  the 
same,  pay  them  out  by  order  of  the  Worshipful  Master  and  the  consent 
of  the  Lodge. 

I  trust  your  regard  for  the  fraternity  will  prompt  you  to  the  faithful 
discharge  of  the  duties  of  j'our  office. 

The  Secretary. 
Brother  J.  K. : 

You  are  appointed  Secretar}-  of  this  Lodge.  It  is  your  duty  to  observe 
all  the  proceedings  of  the  Lodge  ;  make  a  fair  record  of  all  things  proper 
to  be  written  ;  to  receive  all  moneys  due  the  Lodge,  and  pay  them  over 
to  the  Treasurer,  and  take  his  receipt  for  the  same. 

Your  good  inclination  to  Masonr}-  and  this  Lodge,  I  hope,  will  induce 
you  to  discharge  your  office  with  fidelity;  and  by  so  doing,  3'ou  will 
merit  the  esteem  and  applause  of  your  brethren. 

Senior  and  Junior  Deacons. 
Brothers  L.  M.  and  N.  O.  : 

You  are  appointed  Deacons  of  this  Lodge.  To  you,  with  such  assist- 
ance as  may  be  necessary,  is  entrusted  the  examination  of  visitors.     It 


90  INvSTALLATION  OF  OFFICERS. 

is  also  your  province  to  attend  on  the  Master  and  Wardens,  and  to  act 
as  their  proxies  in  the  active  duties  of  the  Lodge  ;  such  as  in  the  recep- 
tion of  candidates  into  the  different  degrees  of  Masonry,  and  in  the 
immediate  practice  of  our  rites.  The  Square  and  Compasses,  as  badges 
of  your  office,  I  trust  to  your  care,  not  doubting  your  vigilance  and 
attention. 

The  Stewards. 
Brothers  P.  Q.  and  R.  S.: 

You  are  appointed  Stewards  of  this  Lodge.  The  duties  of  your  office 
are,  to  assist  in  the  collection  of  dues  and  subscriptions  ;  to  keep  an 
account  of  the  Lodge  expenses  ;  to  see  that  the  tables  are  properly  fur- 
nished at  refreshment,  and  that  every  brother  is  suitably  provided  for  ; 
and  generally  to  assist  the  Deacons  and  other  officers  in  performing  their 
duties. 

Your  regular  and  earl}'  attendance  ^vill  afford  the  best  proof  of  your 
zeal  and  attachment  to  the  Lodge. 

The  Tiler. 
Brother : 

You  are  appointed  Tiler  of  this  Lodge;  and  I  invest  you  u'ith  the 
implement  of  your  office.  As  the  sword  is  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
Tiler,  to  enable  him  effectually  to  guard  against  the  approach  of  cowans 
and  eavesdroppers,  and  suffer  none  to  pass  or  repass  but  such  as  are  dul}' 
qualified ;  so  it  should  morally  serve  as  a  constant  admonition  to  us,  to 
set  a  guard  at  the  entrance  of  our  thoughts  ;  to  place  a  watch  at  the  door 
of  our  lips  ;  to  post  a  sentinel  at  the  avenue  of  our  actions  :  thereby 
excluding  every  unqualified  and  unworthy  thought,  word,  and  deed  ; 
and  preserving  consciences  void  of  offence  towards  God  and  towards 
man. 

Your  early  and  punctual  attendance  will  afford  the  best  proof  of  3'our 
zeal  for  the  institution. 

Charge  to  the  Brethren  of  the  Lodge. 

Such  is  the  nature  of  our  Constitution,  that  as  some  must  of  necessit}' 
rule  and  teach,  so  others  must  of  course  learn  to  submit  and  obe}'. 
Humility  in  both  is  an  essential  duty.  The  officers  who  are  appointed 
to  govern  your  Lodge,  are  sufficiently  conversant  with  the  rules  of  pro- 
priety, and  the  laws  of  the  institution,  to  avoid  exceeding  the  powers 
with  which  thej-  are  entrusted  ;  and  3'ou  are  of  too  generous  dispositions 
to  envy  their  preferment.  I  therefore  trust  that  you  will  have  but  one 
aim,  to  please  each  other,  and  trnite  in  the  grand  design  of  being  happy, 
and  communicating  happiness. 

Finally,  mj-  brethren,  as  this  association  has  been  formed  and  perfected 
with  so  much  unauimitj?  and  concord,  in  which  we  greatly  rejoice,  so 
may  it  long  continue.     Ma}'  j'ou  long  enjoy  every  satisfaction  and  delight 


INSTALLATION    OF  OFFICERS.  91 

which  disinterested  friendship  can  afford.  May  kindness  and  brotherly 
affection  distinguish  your  conduct,  as  men,  and  as  Masons.  Within  your 
peaceful  walls,  ma}'  3'our  children's  children  celebrate  with  joy  and 
gratitude,  the  transactions  of  this  auspicious  solemnity.  And  may  the 
tenets  of  our  profession  be  transmitted  through  your  Lodge,  pure  and 
unimpaired,  from  generation  to  generation. 

12.  The  Grand  Marshal  then  proclaims  the  New  Lodge  in  the  following 
manner,  viz. : 

In  the  name  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of 

North  Carolina,  I  proclaim  this  new  Lodge  by  the  name  of Lodge, 

No. ,  to  be  legally  constituted,  consecrated,  and  the  officers  thereof 

duly  installed. 

13.  A  piece  of  Music  is  then  performed. 

14.  Benediction. 

The  procession  is  then  formed,  and  returns  to  the  hall  whence  it  set 
out. 

The  Worshipful  Master  having  been  previously  inducted  into  the 
Oricntai  Chair  of  Solomon,  all  but  Master  Masons  are  caused  to  retire. 

A  procession  is  then  formed,  and  passes  three  times  around  the  hall ; 
and  upon  passing  the  Master,  pays  him  due  homage  by  the  usual  honors, 
in  the  different  degrees. 

While  the  procession  is  passing  around,  the  following  Ode  is  sung  : 

HAIL  MASONRY  divine  ! 
Glory  of  ages  shine  ; 

Long  may'st  thou  reign  ! 
Where'er  thj'  lodges  stand. 
May  they  have  great  command 
And  always  grace  the  land, 

Thou  Art  divine  ; 

Great  fabrics  still  arise. 
And  grace  the  azure  skies  ; 

Great  are  thy  schemes  ; 
Thy  noble  orders  are 
Matchless  beyond  compare  ; 
No  art  with  thee  can  share, 

Thou  Art  divine. 

Hiram,  the  architect, 
Did  all  the  craft  direct 

How  they  should  build  : 
Sol'mon,  great  Israel's  king,       |       ^  j' 
Did  mighty  blessings  bring,         I      ^  .5 
And  left  us  room  to  sing,  |     _2   <j 

Hail,  royal  x\rt  !  J     '"*  ■^ 

[The  foregoing  ceremonies,  from  page  S6,  are  to  be  used  in  the  annual 
installation  of  officers  of  a  Lodge.] 


92  DEDICATION  OF  MASONIC  HALLS. 

CHAPTER  SECOND. 

Dedication  of  Masonic  Halls. 

On  the  day  appointed  for  the  celebration  of  the  ceremony  of  dedica- 
tion, the  Grand  Master  and  his  officers,  accompanied  by  the  members  of 
the  Grand  Lodge,  meet  in  a  room  near  the  place  where  the  ceremony  is 
to  be  performed,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  is  opened  in  ample  form  in  the 
third  degree  of  Masonry.  The  Master  of  the  Lodge  to  which  the  hall 
to  be  dedicated  belongs,  being  present,  rises  and  addresses  the  Grand 
Master  as  follows  : 

ISIost   Worshipful  Grand  Master : 

The  brethren  of Lodge,  No.  --      ,  being  animated  with  a 

desire  to  promote  the  honor  and  interest  of  the  Craft,  have  erected  a 
Masonic  Hall  for  their  convenience  and  accommodation.  They  are 
desirous  that  the  same  should  be  examined  b}'  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Lodge,  and  if  it  should  meet  their  approbation,  that  it  should  be 
solemnly  dedicated  to  ]\Iasonic  purposes,  agreeable  to  ancient  form  and 
usage. 

The  Grand  Master  then  directs  the  Grand  Secretary  to  read  the  follow- 
ing order  of  procession,  which  is  delivered  to  the  Grand  Marshal,  and  a 
general  charge  respecting  behavior  is  given.* 

Order  of  Procession.! 

Tiler  of  oldest  Lodge,  with  drawn  Sword. 

Stewards  of  oldest  Lodge,  with  white  Rods. 

Entered  Apprentices. 

Fellow  Crafts. 

Master  Masons. 

vStewards,  with  Jewels. 

Junior  Deacons,  with  Jewels. 

Senior  Deacons,  with  Jewels. 

-X  Secretaries,  with  Jewels. 

Treasurers,  with  Jewels. 

Junior  Wardens,  with  Jewels. 

Senior  Wardens,  with  Jewels. 

Past  Masters,  with  Jewels. 

Master,  with  Jewel. 

Music. 

*Froni  this  point  the  ceremonies  may  be  of  a  public  nature. 

jThis  order  may  be  changed  so  as  to  arrange  each  Lodge,  according  to  age,  separ- 
ateh-  in  the  procession. 


DEDICATION  OF  MASONIC  HALLS.  93 

Grand  Lodge  in  the  following  order  : 

Grand  Tiler  with  drawn  Sword  ; 

Grand  vStewards  with  white  Rods  ; 

Grand  Secretar}'  and  Grand  Treasurer  ; 

A  Past  Master,  bearing  the  Holy  Writings,  Square  and  Compasses  ; 

Chaplain  and  Orator  ; 

Past  Grand  Wardens  ; 

Past  Deputy  Grand  Masters  ; 

Past  Grand  Masters  ; 

Junior  Grand  Warden,  carrying  a  vSilver  Vessel  with  Corn  ; 

vSenior  Grand  Warden,  carrying  a  Silver  Vessel  with  Wine  ; 

Deputy  Grand  Master,  carrying  a  Golden  Vessel  with  Oil  ; 

Master  of  the  oldest  Lodge  carr3-ing  the  Book  of  Constitutions  ; 

Grand  Master,  supported  by  two  Deacons  with  Rods  ; 

Grand  vSword  Bearer,  with  drawn  vSword  ; 

Two  Stewards  with  Rods. 

The  procession  being  formed,  the  whole  move  to  the  Hall  which  is  to 
be  dedicated,  and  upon  the  arrival  of  the  procession  at  the  door,  they 
halt,  open  to  the  right  and  left,  and  face  inward,  while  the  Grand  Master, 
and  others  in  succession,  pass  through  and  enter.  The  music  continues 
while  the  procession  marches  three  times  around  the  Hall. 

A  representation  of  a  "Lodge,"  covered  with  white  linen,  is  then 
placed  in  the  centre,  and  the  Grand  Master,  having  then  taken  the  chair, 
under  a  canopy  of  state,  the  Grand  Officers  and  the  Masters  of  the 
Lodges  repair  to  the  places  previously  prepared  for  their  reception.  The 
three  Great  Lights,  and  the  Gold  and  vSilver  Pitchers,  with  the  Corn, 
Wine  and  Oil,  are  placed  around  the  representation  of  the  Lodge,  at  the 
head  of  which  stands  the  pedestal,  with  the  three  Great  Lights  laid 
thereon,  and  upon  another  pedestal  the  Constitution.  Matters  being 
thus  arranged,  the  following  Ode  is  sung  : 

Air— Duke  Street.     L.  M. 

Master  Supreme  I  accept  our  praise  ; 

vStill  bless  this  consecrated  band  ; 
Parent  of  light  !  illume  our  ways. 

And  guide  us  by  thy  sovereign  hand. 

May  Faith,  Hope,  Charity,  divine, 

Here  hold  their  undivided  reign  ; 
Friendship  and  Harmony  combine 

To  soothe  our  cares — to  banish  pain. 

May  pity  dwell  within  each  breast, 

Relief  attend  the  suffering  poor  ; 
Thousands  by  this,  our  Lodge,  be  blest. 

Till  worth,  distress'd,  shall  want  no  more. 


94  DEDICATION  OF  MASONIC  HALLS. 

The  Grand  ]Master  then  briefly  announces  the  occasion  of  the  assem- 
blage. 

The  Master  of  the  Lodge  then  rises,  and,  approaching  the  East, 
addresses  the  Grand  Master  as  follows  : 

Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  : 

The  brethren  of  Lodge,  No. ,  being  animated  with  a  desire  to 

promote  the  honor  and  interest  of  the  Craft,  have  erected  a  Masonic 
Hall  for  their  convenience  and  accommodation.  They  are  desirous  that 
the  same  should  be  examined  b}'  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge, 
and,  if  it  should  meet  their  approbation,  that  it  should  be  solemnly 
dedicated  to  Masonic  purposes,  agreeable  to  ancient  form  and  usage. 

The  Architect  then  addresses  the  Grand. Master  as  follows,  presenting 
to  him  the  Square,  Level  and  Plumb  : 

Most  Worshipful  : 

Having  been  entrusted  with  the  superintendence  and  management  of 
the  workmen  employed  in  the  construction  of  this  Hall,  and  having, 
according  to  the  best  of  my  ability,  accomplished  the  task  assigned  me, 
I  now  return  my  thanks  for  the  honor  of  this  appointment,  and  beg 
leave  to  surrender  up  the  implements  which  were  committed  to  my  care, 
humbly  hoping  that  the  exertions  which  have  been  made  on  this  occasion 
will  be  crowned  with  your  approbation  and  that  of  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Lodge. 

To  which  the  Grand  Master  makes  the  following  reply  : 

Brother  Architect  : 

The  skill  and  fidelity  displaj-ed  in  the  execution  of  the  trust  reposed 
in  you  at  the  commencement  of  this  undertaking,  have  secured  the 
entire  approbation  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  they  sincerely  pray  that 
this  Hall  ma}'  continue  a  lasting  monument  of  the  taste,  spirit  and 
liberality  of  its  founders. 

The  Deput\'  Grand  Master  then  rises  and  says  : 

Most  Worshipful: 

The  hall  in  which  we  are  now  assembled,  and  the  plan  upon  which  it 
has  been  constructed,  having  met  with  your  approbation,  it  is  the  desire 
of  the  Fraternity  that  it  should  now  be  dedicated  according  to  ancient 
form  and  usage. 


DEDICATION  OF  MAvSONIC  HADDS.  95 

The  representation  of  the  Lodge  is  then  uncovered,  and  a  procession 
is  made  around  it  in  the  following  form  (during  which  solemn  music  is 
played): 

Grand  Sword  Bearer. 

A  Past  Master,  with  a  light, 

A  Past  Master,  with  the  Three  Great  Lights. 

Grand  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  with  Jewels. 

Junior  Grand  Warden,  with  a  Pitcher  of  Corn. 

Senior  Grand  Warden,  with  a  Pitcher  of  Wine. 

Deputy  Grand  Master,  with  a  Pitcher  of  Oil. 

vSteward,  with  Rod.  Grand  Master.  vSteward,  with  Rod. 

Grand  Tiler. 

All  the  other  brethren  keep  their  places,  and  when  the  Grand  Master 
arrives  at  the  East,  the  procession  halts  and  the  Grand  Chaplain  makes 
the  following 

Invocation  : 

"  Great  Architect  of  the  Universe!  Maker  and  Ruler  of  all  the  World! 
deign,  from  Thy  celestial  temple,  from  realms  of  light  and  glory,  to  bless 
us  in  all  the  purposes  of  our  present  assembly!  We  humbly  invoke  Thee 
to  give  us  at  this,  and  at  all  times,  wisdom  in  all  our  doings,  strength  of 
mind  in  all  our  difficulties,  and  the  beauty  of  harmony  in  all  our  com- 
munications! Permit  us,  O  Thou  Author  of  Light  and  Life,  Great  Source 
of  Love  and  Happiness,  to  erect  this  hall,  and  solemul}-  dedicate  it  to 
the  honor  of  Thy  glor}'!" 

At  the  conclusion  the  brethren  respond: 

"Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men." 

The  Junior  Grand  Warden  then  presents  the  vessel  of  corn  to  the 
Grand  Master,  who  pours  it  on  the  Lodge,  sa}ing: 

In  the  name  of  the  Great  Jehovah  I  do  solemnly  dedicate  this  hall  to 
Freemasonry. 

The  public  Grand  Honors  are  then  given. 

A  piece  of  music  is  then  performed,  and  the  second  procession  is  made 
around  the  Lodge. 

When  the  Grand  Master  arrives  at  the  East  the  music  ceases,  and  the 
Senior  Grand  Warden  presents  him  with  the  vessel  of  wine,  which  he 
sprinkles  over  the  Lodge,  saying: 

In  the  name  of  the  Holy  vSaints  John  I  do  solemnly  dedicate  this  hall 
to  Virtue. 

The  public  Grand  Honors  are  then  given. 

The  music  is  resumed,  and  the  third  procession  is  made  around  the 
Lodge. 


96  DEDICATION  OF  MASONIC  HALLS. 

When  the  Grand  Master  arrives  at  the  East  the  music  ceases,  and  the 
Deputy  Grand  Master  presents  him  with  the  vessel  of  oil,  which  he 
sprinkles  over  the  Lodge,  saying: 

In  the  name  of  the  whole  Fraternity  I  do  solemnly  dedicate  this  hall 
to  Universal  Benevolence. 

The  public  Grand  Honors  are  then  given. 

Benediction  by  the  Grand  Chaplain. 

The  Lord  of  grace  and  life  mercifull}-  look  upon  us  and  bless  us  ; 
make  His  face  shine  upon  us  that  we  may  have  peace  ;  and  to  Him  be 
glory,  now  and  forever.     Amen. 

Response  by  the  brethren: 

"  Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men." 

The  Lodge  is  then  covered,  and  the  public  Grand  Honors  are  given, 
when  the  Grand  Master  resumes  his  chair,  an  oration  is  then  pronounced, 
and  the  ceremonies  conclude  with  music.  Visitors  not  Masons  retire. 
The  Grand  Lodge  is  then  closed  in  ample  form. 


CHAPTER  THIRD. 
Laying  Foundation-Stones  of  Public  Structures. 

This  Ceremony  is  conducted  b}'  the  Grand  Master  and  his  officers, 
assisted  b}-  the  members  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  such  officers  and  mem- 
bers of  Subordinate  Lodges  as  can  convenientlv  attend. 

The  Chief  Magistrate  and  other  civil  officers  of  the  place  where  the 
building  is  to  be  erected,  also  generally  attend  on  the  occasion. 

At  the  time  appointed,  the  Grand  Lodge  is  convened  in  some  suitable 
place. 

A  band  of  music  is  provided,  and  the  brethren  appear,  dressed  in  dark 
clothes,  and  white  gloves  and  aprons. 

The  Lodge  is  opened  by  the  Grand  Master,  and  the  rules  for  regula- 
ting the  procession  to  and  from  the  place  where  the  ceremony  is  to  be 
performed,  are  read  by  the  Grand  Secretary. 


LAYING  FOUNDATION-STONES.  97 

The  necessary  cautions  are  then  given  from  the  Chair,  and  the  Grand 
Lodge  is  called  from  labor  ;  after  which  the  procession  sets  out  in  the 
following  order: 

Tiler,  with  drawn  Sword  ; 

Stewards,  with  Rods  ; 

Master  Masons  ; 

Two  Deacons,  with  Rods  ; 

Secretary  and  Treasurer  ; 

Past  Wardens  ; 

Two  Wardens  ; 

Past  Masters  ; 

Mark  Masters  ; 

Royal  Arch  Masons  ; 

Knights  Templar  ;* 

Music  ; 

Grand  Tiler,  with  drawn  Sword  ; 

Grand  Stewards,  with  white  Rods  ; 

Principal  Architect,  with  Square,  Level,  and  Plumb  ; 

Grand  Secretary  and  Grand  Treasurer  ; 

Bible,  Scjuare,  and  Compasses,  carried  by  a  Master  of  a  Lodge, 

supported  by  two  Stewards  ; 

Grand  Chaplains  ; 

The  Five  Orders  of  Architecture  ; 

Past  Grand  Wardens  ; 

Past  Deputy  Grand  Masters  ; 

Past  Grand  Masters  ; 

Chief  Magistrate  and  Civil  Ofiicers  of  the  place  ; 

■■■Whenever  Knights  Templar  appear  in  a  procession,  they  should  act  as  an  escort  or 
guard  of  honor  to  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Junior  Grand  Warden,  carrying  the  Silver  Vessel  with  Oil  ; 

Senior  Grand  Warden,  carrying  the  Silver  Vessel  with  Wine  ; 

Deputy  Grand  Master,  carrying  the  Golden  Vessel  with  Corn  ; 

Master  of  the  oldest  Lodge,  carrying  the  Book  of  Constitutions  ; 

Grand  Master, 

Supported  by  two  Deacons,  with  Rods  ; 

Grand  Standard-Bearer  ; 
Grand  Sword  Bearer,  with  drawn  Sword. 

A  triumphal  arch  is  usually  erected  at  the  place  where  the  ceremony 
is  to  be  performed. 

The  procession,  arriving  at  the  arch,  opens  to  the  right  and  left,  and, 
uncovering,  the  Grand  Master  and  his  officers  pass  through  the  lines  to 
the  platform,  while  the  rest  of  the  brethren  surround  the  platform,  form- 
ing a  hollow  square. 


98  LAYING  FOUNDATION-STONES. 

The  Graud  Master  commands  silence,  and  announces  the  purposes  of 
the  occasion,  when  the  following  or  some  other  appropriate  Ode  is  sung  : 

Music — Rule  Biiia?inia. 
When  earth's  foundation  first  was  laid, 

By  the  Almighty  Artist's  hand, 
'Twas  then  our  perfect,  our  perfect  laws  were  made, 
Established  by  his  strict  command. 

Hail!  mysterious,  hail,  glorious  Masonry! 
That  makes  us  ever  great  and  free. 

In  vaiu  mankind  for  shelter  sought. 

In  vain  from  place  to  place  did  roam, 
Until  from  heaven,  from  heaven  he  was  taught 

To  plan,  to  build,  to  fix  his  home. 
Hail!  mysterious,  etc. 

Illustrious  hence  we  date  our  Art, 

Which  now  in  beauteous  piles  appear. 
And  shall  to  endless,  to  endless  time  impart. 

How  worthy  and  how  great  we  are. 
Hail  !  mysterious,  etc. 

Nor  we  less  famed  for  every  tie. 

By  which  the  human  thought  is  bound  ; 
Love,  truth  and  friendship,  and  friendship  socially, 

Unite  our  hearts  and  hands  around. 
Hail  !  mj'sterious,  etc. 

Our  actions  still  by  Virtue  blest. 

And  to  our  precepts  ever  true, 
The  world,  admiring,  admiring,  shall  request 

To  learn,  and  our  bright  paths  pursue. 
Hail  !  mysterious,  etc. 

The  necessary  preparations  are  now  made  for  la}-iug  the  stone,  on 
which  are  engraved  the  year  of  Masonry,  the  name  of  the  Grand  Master, 
and  such  other  particulars  as  may  be  deemed  necessary'. 

The  stone  is  raised  up  by  the  irreans  of  an  engine,  erected  for  that 
purpose. 

The  Grand  Chaplain  delivers  the  following  or  some  other  appropriate 

Prayer  : 

Alinight}'  God,  who  hast  giverr  us  grace  at  this  time  with  one  accord 
to  make  our  common  supplications  unto  thee  ;  and  dost  promise  that, 
where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy  name,  thou  wilt  grant 
their  qirests  ;  frrlfill  now,  O  Lord,  the  desires  and  petitions  of  thy  ser- 
vants, as  may  be  most  expedient  for  them  ;  granting  us  in  this  world 
knowledge  of  thj-  truth,  and  in  the  wordd  to  come  life  everlasting.   Arrreu. 

RespoJisc. — So  mote  it  be. 


LAYING  FOUNDATION-STONES.  99 

The  Grand  Treasurer,  by  the  Grand  Master's  command,  places  under 
the  stone  various  sorts  of  coin  and  medals,  Masonic  documents,  and 
such  other  matters  as  may  be  of  interest. 

vSolemn  music  is  introduced,  and  the  stone  is  let  down  into  its  place. 

The  principal  Architect  then  presents  the  working  tools  to  the  Grand 
Master,  who  hands  the  Square  to  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  the  Level 
to  the  Senior  Grand  Warden,  and  the  Plumb  to  the  Junior  Grand  Warden; 
when  the  Grand  Master  addresses  the  Grand  Officers,  as  follows: 

Grand  Master.  R.  W.  Deputy  Gr.\xd  Master:  What  is  the  proper 
jewel  of  your  office  ? 

Deputy  Grand  Master.     The  vSquare. 

G.  3f.     What  are  its  moral  and  Masonic  uses  ? 

D.  G.  ]\l.  To  square  our  actions  b}'  the  Square  of  Virtue,  and  prove 
our  work. 

G.  M.  Apply  the  implement  of  your  office  to  that  portion  of  the 
foundation-stone  that  needs  to  Vje  proved,  and  make  report. 

The  Deput}'  applies  the  Square  to  the  stone,  and  sa_ys  : 

D.  G.  M.  Most  Worshipful:  I  find  the  stone  to  be  square.  The 
Craftsmen  have  performed  their  duty. 

G.  RI.  R.  W.  Senior  Grand  Warden:  What  is  the  proper  jewel  of 
your  office  ? 

Senior  Grand  Warden.     The  Level. 

G.  M.     What  is  its  Masonic  use  ? 

.S".  G.  W.  Morally,  it  reminds  us  of  equality,  and  its  use  is  to  lay 
horizontals. 

G.  31.  Apply  the  implement  of  your  office  to  the  foundation-stone, 
and  make  report. 

This  is  done. 

kS.  G.  IV.  Most  Worshipful:  I  find  the  stone  to  be  level.  The 
Craftsmen  have  performed  their  duty. 

G.  RI.  R.  W\  Junior  Grand  Warden:  What  is  the  proper  jewel  of 
your  office  ? 

Junior  Giaiid  JJ'arden.     The  I'lumb. 

G.  A/.     What  is  its  Masonic  use? 

J.  G.  IV.  INIorally,  it  teaches  rectitude  of  conduct,  and  we  use  it  to 
try  perpendiculars. 

G.  31.  Apply  the  implement  of  your  office  to  the  several  edges  of 
the  foundation-stone,  and  make  report. 

This  is  complied  with. 

J.  G.  W.  Most  Worshipful:  I  find  the  stone  is  plumb.  The  Crafts- 
men have  performed  their  dut}-. 


]  00  LAYING  FOUNDATlON-vSTONEvS. 

G.  31.  This  corner-stone  has  been  tested  by  the  proper  implements 
of  Masonry.  I  find  that  the  Craftsmen  have  skillfully  and  faithfully 
performed  their  duty,  and  I  do  declare  the  stone  to  be  well  formed,  true, 
and  trusty,  and  correctly  laid,  according  to  the  rules  of  our  ancient  Craft. 

Let  the  elements  of  Consecration  now  be  presented. 

The  Deputy  Grand  Master  comes  forward  with  the  vessel  of  Corn,  and, 
scattering  it  on  the  stone,  says: 

I  scatter  this  corn  as  an  emblem  of  plenty.  May  the  blessings  of 
bounteous  Heaven  be  showered  upon  us  and  upon  all  like  patriotic  and 
benevolent  undertakings,  and  inspire  the  hearts  of  the  people  with 
virtue,  wisdom,  and  gratitude. 

Response. — So  mote  it  be. 

The  Senior  Grand  Warden  then  comes  forward  with  the  vessel  of  Wine, 
and  pours  it  upon  the  stone,  saying: 

I  pour  this  wine  as  an  emblem  of  joy  and  gladness.  May  the  Great 
Ruler  of  the  Universe  bless  and  prosper  our  national,  state,  and  citj" 
governments,  preserve  the  union  of  the  States,  and  may  it  be  a  bond  of 
Friendship  and  Brotherly  Love  that  shall  endure  through  all  time. 

Response. — So  mote  it  be. 

The  Junior  Grand  \\'arden  then  comes  forward  with  a  vessel  of  Oil, 
which  he  pours  upon  the  stone,  saying, 

I  pour  this  oil  as  an  emblem  of  peace.  Ma}-  its  blessings  abide  with 
us  continually,  and  may  the  Grand  Master  of  heaven  and  earth  shelter 
and  protect  the  widow  and  orphan,  shield  and  defend  them  from  trials 
and  vicissitudes  of  the  world,  and  so  bestow  his  merc}'  upon  the  bereaved, 
the  afflicted,  and  the  sorrowing,  that  they  may  know  sorrowing  and 
trouble  no  more. 

Response. — So  mote  it  be. 

The  Grand  Master,  standing  in  front  of  all,  and  extending  his  hands, 
makes  the  following 

Invocation. 

May  the  all-bounteous  Author  of  Nature  bless  the  inhabitants  of  this 
place  with  an  abundance  of  the  necessaries,  conveniences  and  comforts 
of  life ;  assist  in  the  erection  and  completion  of  this  building  ;  protect 
the  workmen  against  every  accident ;  long  preserve  the^structure  from 
decay  ;  and  grant  to  us  all  a  supply  of  the  CORN  of  nourishnient,  the 
wrxE  of  refreshuient,  and  the  oil,  of  joy. — Amen. 

Response. — So  mote  i'.  be. 


LAYING  FOUNDATION-STONES.  101 

The  Grand  ]Master  strikes  the  stone  three  times  with  the  gavel,  and 
the  public  Grand  Honors  are  given. 

The  Grand  Master  then  delivers  over  to  the  Architect  the  implements 
of  architecture  ;  saying, 

Worthy  Sir  (or  Brother):  Having  thus,  as  Grand  Master  of  Masons, 
laid  the  foundation-stone  of  this  structure,  I  now  deliver  these  imple- 
ments of  your  profession  into  ^our  hands,  intrusting  you  with  the 
superintendence  and  direction  of  the  work,  having  full  confidence  in 
your  skill  and  capacity  to  conduct  the  same. 

The  Grand  Master  ascends  the  platform,  when  an  appropriate  Anthem 
ma}-  be  sung. 

The  Grand  Master  then  addresses  the  assembly  as  follows  : 

Men  and  Brethren  here  assemht^ed  :  Be  it  known  unto  you,  that 
we  be  lawful  Masons,  true  and  faithful  to  the  laws  of  our  countr}',  and 
engaged,  bj'  solemn  obligations,  to  erect  magnificent  buildings,  to  be 
serviceable  to  the  brethren,  and  to  fear  God,  the  Great  Architect  of  the 
Universe.  We  have  among  us,  concealed  from  the  eyes  of  all  men, 
secrets  which  cannot  be  divulged,  and  which  have  never  been  found  out ; 
but  these  secrets  are  lawful  and  honorable,  and  not  repugnant  to  the 
laws  of  God  or  man.  They  were  intrusted,  in  peace  and  honor,  to  the 
Masons  of  ancient  times,  and  having  been  faithfully  transmitted  to  us, 
it  is  our  duty  to  convey  them  unimpaired  to  the  latest  posterity.  Unless 
our  Craft  were  good,  and  our  calling  honorable,  we  should  not  have 
lasted  for  so  many  centuries,  nor  should  we  have  been  honored  with  the 
patronage  of  so  man}-  illustrious  men  in  all  ages,  who  have  ever  shown 
themselves  ready  to  promote  our  interests  and  defend  us  from  all  adver- 
saries. We  are  assembled  here  to-day  in  the  face  of  3'ou  all,  to  build  a 
house,  which  we  pray  God  may  deserve  to  prosper,  by  becoming  a  place 
of  concourse  for  good  men,  and  promoting  harmony  and  brotherly  love 
throughout  the  world,  till  time  shall  be  no  more. — Amen. 

Response. — vSo  mote  it  be. 

oration. 

The  Crrand  Chaplain  then  pronounces  the  benediction. 
The  procession  returns  in  the  same  order  to  the  place  whence  it  set 
out,  and  the  Grand  Lodge  is  closed  with  the  usual  formalities. 


102  FUNERAL  SERVICES. 

CHAPTER   FOURTH. 
Funeral  Services. 

This  Chapter  contains  the  ceremonies  to  be  observed  on  the  occasions 
of  Funerals. 

Directions. 

I.  No  Mason  can  be  buried  with  the  formalities  of  the  Fraternity, 
unless  he  has  been  raised  to  the  degree  of  Master  Mason,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber in  good  standing  of  a  regular  Lodge  at  the  time  of  his  death  ;  nor 
r;nless  at  his  own  request,  a  member  of  his  family,  or  the  Lodge  of 
which  he  was  a  member.  It  is,  however,  the  duty  of  the  Master  of  the 
Lodge,  on  the  decease  of  a  member,  or  sojourning  brother,  in  regular 
standing,  to  ascertain  if  Masonic  honors  would  be  agreeable,  and,  if  so, 
to  cause  the  necessary  and  proper  Masonic  arrangements  to  be  made 
therefor. 

II.  Entered  Apprentices  or  Fellow  Crafts  cannot  unite  as  Masons  in 
the  funeral  obsequies  of  a  brother. 

III.  The  Master  of  the  Lodge  having  supervision  of  the  ceremonies 
may  invite  other  Lodges,  or  their  individual  members,  to  participate  in 
the  services  of  respect,  but  the  entire  ceremony  must  be  under  his  direc- 
tion. 

IV.  If  other  orders  or  organizations  unite  with  the  Masonic  Fraternit^^ 
in  the  burial  of  a  Mason,  the  body  of  the  deceased  must  be  in  charge  of 
the  Lodge  having  jurisdiction,  and  the  Masonic  services  at  the  grave 
should  succeed  all  other  services  and  the  Masons  should  complete  the 
burial. 

V.  The  pall-bearers  should  be  selected  by  the  officiating  Master  from 
among  the  Masons,  but  some  of  them  may  be  the  representatives  of 
other  orders  or  organizations  of  which  the  deceased  was  a  member  ; 
they  shall,  however,  be  clothed  as  Masons. 

VI.  On  funeral  or  burial  occasions  Masons  should,  when  practicable, 
be  clothed  in  black,  with  white  aprons  and  gloves,  officers  with  their 
jewels,  and  all  with  black  crape  upon  their  left  arm  above  the  elbow. 
In  addition  a  piece  of  blue  ribbon,  overlaid  with  narrow  black  ribbon, 
may  be  worn  on  the  lappel  of  the  coat,  according  to  individual  taste. 
Each  one  should,  also,  provide  himself  with  a  sprig  of  evergreen. 

VII.  The  order  of  procession  should  be  strict!}'  observed  as  prescribed 
in  this  service.  When  the  head  of  the  procession  shall  arrive  at  the 
place  where  the  funeral  or  burial  services  are  to  be  performed,  the  column 
shall  open  order,  facing  inward,  and  the  officers,  according  to  rank, 
preceded  by  the  Marshal  and  Tiler,  pass  through  and  the  others  follow 
in  order.  When  the  procession  is  reformed  the  usual  order  is  to  be 
observed.  The  order  of  exercises  at  the  grave  is  prescribed  in  the  body 
of  the  service. 

The  brethren  being  assembled  at  the  Lodge  room  (or  some  other  con- 
venient place),  the  presiding  officer  opens  the  Lodge  in  the  third  degree, 
with  the  usual  forms  ;  and  having  stated  the  purpose  of  the  communica- 
tion, the  service  begins  : 

Master.  "  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and  shall  not  see  death  ?  vShall 
he  deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand  of  the  grave  ?" 

Response.  "  Man  walketh  in  a  vain  shadow;  he  heapeth  up  riches, 
and  cannot  tell  who  shall  gather  them." 


FUNERAI^  SERVICES.  103 

Master.  "When  he  dieth  he  shall  carry  nothing  away;  his  glory 
shall  not  descend  after  him." 

Response.  "  Naked  he  came  into  the  world,  and  naked  he  must 
return." 

Master.  "  The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  away  ;  bles.sed  be 
the  name  of  the  Lord  !" 

The  Master  then  taking  the  roll  in  his  hand,  says, 

"  Let  us  live  and  die  like  the  righteous,  that  our  last  end  may  be  like 
his!" 

The  Brethren  answer,  "  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever  ;  he  will  be 
our  guide  even  unto  death  !" 

The  Master  then  records  the  name  and  age  of  the  deceased  upon  the 
roll,  and  says, 

"Almighty  Father!  in  thy  hands  we  leave  with  humble  submission 
the  soul  of  our  deceased  Brother." 

The  Brethren  answer  three  times  (giving  Mix^  grand  honors  each  time), 

"  The  will  of  God  is  accomplished  !     So  mote  it  be.     Amen." 

The  Master  then  deposits  the  roll  in  the  archives,  and  repeats  the 
following  Prayer: 

"Most  glorious  God!  author  of  all  good,  and  giver  of  all  mercy! 
pour  down  thy  blessings  upon  us,  and  strengthen  our  solemn  engage- 
ments with  ties  of  sincere  affection  !  May  the  present  instance  of  mor- 
tality remind  us  of  our  approaching  fate,  and  draw  our  attention  toward 
thee,  the  only  refuge  in  time  of  need  !  that,  when  the  awful  moment 
shall  arrive,  that  we  are  about  to  quit  this  transitory  scene,  the  enlivening 
prospect  of  thy  mercy,  may  dispel  the  gloom  of  death ;  and  after  our 
departure  hence  in  peace,  and  in  thy  favor,  may  we  be  received  into 
thine  everlasting  kingdom,  to  enjoy,  in  union  with  the  souls  of  our 
departed  friends,  the  just  reward  of  a  pious  and  virtuous  life.     Amen." 

A  procession  is  then  formed,  which  moves  to  the  house  of  the  deceased, 
and  thence  to  the  place  of  interment. 


104  FUNERAL  SERVICES. 

Order  of  Procession. 

Tiler  with  drawn  Sword  ; 

Stewards  with  white  Rods  • 

Musicians  (if  they  are  Masons),  otherwise  they  follow  the  Tiler; 

Master  Masons  ; 

^  Senior  and  Junior  Deacons  ; 

^  Treasurer  and  Secretary  ; 

^  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens  ; 

Mark  Masters ; 

Past  Masters  ; 

Ro3'al  Arch  Masons  ; 

Select  Masters  ; 

Knights  Templar ; 

The  Holy  Writings,  on  a  cushion,  covered  with  black  cloth,  carried  by 

the  oldest  (or  some  suitable)  member  of  the  Lodge  ; 

The  Master  ; 

Clergy  ; 


The  Body,  with  the        Mm     insignia  placed  thereon. 


a* 

When  the  procession  arrives  at  the  churchyard,  the  members  of  the 
Lodge  form  a  circle  around  the  grave  ;  and  the  clergymen  and  officers  of 
the  Lodge  take  their  station  at  the  head  of  the  grave,  and  the  mourners 
at  the  foot.  The  service  is  resumed,  and  the  following  Exhortation  is 
given  : 

'■  Here  we  view  a  striking  instance  of  the  uncertainty  of  life,  and  the 
vanity  of  all  human  pursuits.  The  last  offices  paid  to  the  dead  are  oul}' 
useful  as  lectures  to  the  living  :  from  them  we  are  to  derive  instruction, 
and  to  consider  every  solemnity  of  this  kind  as  a  summons  to  prepare 
for  our  approaching  dissolution. 

"Notwithstanding  the  various  mementoes  of  mortality,  with  which  we 
daily  meet ;  notwithstanding  Death  has  established  his  empire  over  all 
the  works  of  Nature  ;  yet,  through  some  unaccountable  infatuation,  we 
forget  that  we  are  born  to  die  ;  we  go  on  from  one  design  to  another,  add 
hope  to  hope,  and  lay  out  plans  for  the  employment  of  many  years,  till 
we  are  suddenly  alarmed  with  the  approach  of  Death,  when  we  least 
expect  him,  and  at  an  hour  which  we  probably  conclude  to  Vje  the 
meridian  of  our  existence. 


FUNKRAL  SERVICES.  105 

"  What  are  all  the  externals  of  majesty,  the  pride  of  wealth,  or  charms 
of  beauty,  when  Nature  has  paid  her  just  debt?  Fix  your  eyes  on  the 
last  scene,  and  view  life  stript  of  her  ornaments,  and  exposed  in  her 
natural  meanness  ;  you  will  then  be  convinced  of  the  futility  of  those 
empty  delusions.  In  the  grave,  all  fallacies  are  detected,  all  ranks  are 
leveled,  and  all  distinctions  are  done  away. 

"While  we  drop  the  sympathetic  tear  over  the  grave  of  our  deceased 
friend,  let  charity  incline  us  to  throw  a  veil  over  his  foibles,  whatever 
they  may  have  been,  and  not  withhold  from  his  memory  the  praise  that 
his  virtues  may  have  claimed.  Suffer  the  apologies  of  human  nature  to 
plead  in  his  behalf.  Perfection  on  earth  has  never  been  attained  ;  the 
wisest,  as  well  as  the  best  of  men,  have  erred. 

"  Let  the  present  example  excite  our  most  serious  thoughts,  and 
strengthen  our  resolutions  of  amendment.  As  life  is  uncertain,  and  all 
earthly  pursuits  are  vain,  let  us  uo  longer  postpone  the  all-important 
concern  of  preparing  for  eternit}' ;  but  embrace  the  happy  moment, 
while  time  and  opportunity  offer,  to  provide  against  the  great  change, 
when  all  the  pleasures  of  this  world  shall  cease  to  delight,  and  the  reflec- 
tions of  a  virtuous  and  hoi}-  life  yield  the  only  comfort  and  consolation. 
Thus  our  expectations  will  not  be  frustrated,  nor  we  hurried  unprepared 
into  the  presence  of  an  all-wise  and  powerful  Judge,  to  whom  the  secrets 
of  all  hearts  are  known.  i 

"  Let  us,  while  in  this  state  of  existence,  support  with  propriety  the 
character  of  our  profession,  advert  to  the  nature  of  o\ir  solemn  ties,  and 
pursue  with  assiduity  the  sacred  tenets  of  our  order.  Then,  with  becom- 
ing reverence,  let  us  seek  the  favor  of  the  ETERNAL  God,  so  that  when 
the  awful  moment  of  death  arrives,  be  it  soon  or  late,  we  may  be  enabled 
to  prosecute  our  jovirney,  without  dread  or  apprehension,  to  that  far 
distant  country,  whence  no  traveller  returns." 

The  following  invocations  are  then  made  b}-  the  Master  : 

Master.  "May  we  be  true  and  faithful  ;  and  may  we  live  and  die  in 
love  !" 

Answer.      "  So  mote  it  be." 

Master.  "  i\Ia\-  we  profess  what  is  good,  and  always  act  agreeably  to 
our  profession  I" 

Answer.      "  vSo  mote  it  be." 

Master.  "May  the  Lord  bless  us  and  prosper  us,  and  may  all  oiir 
good  intentions  be  crowned  with  success  !" 

Answer.     "  So  mote  it  be." 

Master.  "  Glory  be  to  God  in  the  highest ;  on  earth  peace  I  good  will 
towards  men!" 

Answer.  "So  mote  it  be,  now,  from  henceforth,  and  forevermore. 
Amen." 


106  FUNERAL  SERVICES. 

The  apron  is  taken  off  the  coffin  and  handed  to  the  Master — the  coffin 
is  deposited  in  the  grave — and  the  Master  says: 

"  This  Lamb  Skin,  or  white  leather  Apron,  is  an  emblem  of  Innocence, 
and  the  badge  of  a  Mason,  more  ancient  than  the  golden  fleece  or  Roman 
eagle;  more  honorable  than  the  star  and  garter,  when  worthily  worn. 
S^The  IMastcr  theji  deposits  it  in  the  grave. '\  This  emblem  I  now  deposit 
in  the  grave  of  our  deceased  Brother.  By  this  we  are  reminded  of  the 
universal  dominion  of  Death.  The  arm  of  Friendship  cannot  oppose 
the  King  of  Terrors  nor  the  charms  of  innocence  elude  his  grasp.  This 
grave,  that  coffin,  this  circle  of  mourning  friends,  remind  us  that  we, 
too,  are  mortal:  soon  shall  our  bodies  moulder  to  dust.  Then  how^ 
important  for  us  that  we  should  know  that  our  REDEEMER  liveth,  and 
that  he  shall  stand  at  the  latter  day  upon  the  Earth.  [  The  Master  hold- 
ing the  evergreen  in  liis  hand,  continues. '\  This  evergreen  is  an  emblem 
of  our  faith  in  the  immortality  of  the  soul.  By  this  we  are  reminded 
that  we  have  an  immortal  part  within  us,  which  shall  survive  the  grave, 
and  w^hich  shall  never,  never,  never  die. 

The  brethren  then  move  in  procession  around  the  place  of  interment, 
and  severally  drop  the  sprig  of  evergreen  into  the  grave  ;  after  which, 
the  public  grand  honors  are  given. 

The  Master  then  continues  the  ceremonj'  at  the  grave,  in  the  following 
words: 

"  From  time  immemorial,  it  has  been  the  custom  among  the  fraternity 
of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  at  the  request  of  a  brother,  to  accompany 
his  remains  to  the  place  of  interment,  and  there  to  deposit  them  with  the 
usual  formalities. 

"  In  conformity  to  this  usage,  and  at  the  request  of  our  deceased 
brother,*  whose  memory  we  revere,  and  whose  loss  we  now  deplore,  we 
have  assembled  in  the  character  of  masons,  to  offer  up  to  his  meraorj', 
before  the  world,  the  last  tribute  of  our  affection  ;  thereby  demonstra- 
ting the  sincerity  of  our  past  esteem  for  him,  and  our  steady  attachment 
to  the  principles  of  the  order. 

"The  great  Creator  having  been  pleased,  out  of  his  infinite  mercy,  to 
remove  our  brother  from  the  cares  and  troubles  of  a  transitory  existence, 
to  a  state  of  eternal  duration,  and  thereby  to  weaken  the  chain  by  which 
we  are  united  man  to  man  ;  may  we,  who  survive  him,  anticipate  our 
approaching  fate,  and  be  more  strongly  cemented  in  the  ties  of.  union 
and  friendship  ;  that,  during  the  short  space  allotted  to  our  present 
existence,  we  may  wisely  and  usefully  employ  our  time  ;  and,  in  the 
reciprocal  intercourse  of  kind  and  friendly  acts,  mutually  promote  the 
welfare  and  happiness  of  each  other. 

■''If  the  request  is  niadebj'  the  family  of  the  deceased,  or  Lodge  to  which  he  belonged, 
the  Master  should  change  the  language  in  reading  accordingly. 


FUNERAL  SERVICES.  107 

"Unto  the  grave  we  have  resigned  the  body  of  our  deceased  brother, 
earth  to  earth,  dust  to  dust,  ashes  to  ashes,  there  to  remain  until  the 
trump  shall  sound  on  the  resurrection  morn.  We  can  cheerfully  leave 
him  in  the  hands  of  a  Being  who  has  done  all  things  well ;  who  is  glo- 
rious in  holiness,  fearful  in  praises,  doing  wonders.  Then  let  us  all  so 
improve  this  solemn  warning,  that  on  the  great  day  of  account  we  may 
receive  from  the  compassionate  Judge,  the  welcome  invitation,  "  Come, 
3-e  blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world." 

"So  mote  it  be.     Amen." 

"  Almighty  and  eternal  God,  in  whom  we  live,  and  move  and  have 
our  being — and  before  whom  all  men  must  appear  in  the  judgment  day 
to  give  an  account  of  their  deeds  in  life  ;  we,  who  are  daily  exposed  to 
flying  shafts  of  death,  and  now  surround  the  grave  of  our  fallen  brother; 
most  earnestly  beseech  thee  to  impress  deeply  on  our  minds  the  solem- 
nities of  this  day,  as  well  as  the  lamentable  occurrence  that  has  occa- 
sioned them.  Here  may  we  be  forcibly  reminded,  that  in  the  midst  of 
life  we  are  in  death,  and  that  whatever  elevation  of  character  we  may 
have  attained  ;  however  upright  and  square  the  course  we  have  pursued; 
}-et  shortly  must  we  all  submit  as  victims  of  its  destro3'ing  power,  and 
endure  the  humbling  levet  of  the  tomb,  until  the  last  loud  trump  shall 
sound  the  summons  oi  owr  resurrection  from  mortality  and  corruption. 

"May  we  have  thy  divine  assistance,  O  merciful  God,  to  redeem  our 
misspent  time  ;  and  in  the  discharge  of  the  important  duties  thou  hast 
assigned  us  in  the  erection  of  our  moral  edifice,  may  we  have  zmsdoin  from 
on  high  to  direct  us,  strength  commensurate  with  our  tasti  to  support  us, 
and  the  beauty  of  holiness  to  adorn  and  render  all  our  performances 
acceptable  in  thy  sight ;  and  when  our  work  is  done,  and  our  bodies 
mingle  with  the  mother  earth,  may  our  souls,  disengaged  from  their 
cumbrous  dust,  flourish  and  bloom  in  eternal  day  ;  and  enjoy  that  rest 
which  thou  hast  prepared  for  all  good  and  faithful  servants,  in  that 
spiritual  house,  not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens.     Amen." 

"So  mote  it  be.     Amen." 

The  procession  then  returns  in  form  to  the  place  whence  it  set  out, 
where  the  necessary  duties  are  complied  with,  and  the  Lodge  is  closed 
in  the  third  degree. 

Note.  If  the  Grand  Master  attends,  and  presides  at  any  ceremony, 
it  is  said  to  be  performed  in  ample  form  ; — if  a  subordinate  officer  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  in  due  form ;  if  vested  in  the  Master  of  a  vSubordinate 
Lodge,  inform. 


NSTALLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS. 


At  the  hour  appointed  for  the  installation  of  the  officers  of  the  Grand 
Lodge,  the  installing  officer  (who  should  be  the  retiring  Grand  Master, 
the  actual  Grand  Master  of  another  jurisdiction,  or  a  Past  Grand  Master), 
■will  assume  the  Chair  and  call  to  order,  and  announce  the  business 
before  the  Grand  Lodge.  The  officers  to  be  installed  will  then  vacate 
their  places  respectivel}^  and  substitutes  will  be  appointed  for  the  occa- 
sion. The  Grand  Master  and  the  other  Grand  Officers  elect  to  be  installed 
will  be  in  waiting  in  an  adjoining  apartment. 

The  announcement  of  the  Installing  Officer  may  be  in  the  following 
form  ; 

Brethren  :  Your  Grand  Master  and  other  Grand  Officers  for  the 
ensuing  year  having  been  duly  elected,  we  are  now  in  readiness  to  per- 
form the  ceremony  of  installation.  The  Grand  Marshal  will  announce 
to  them  that  we  are  waiting  to  receive  them. 

The  Grand  IMarshal  then  retires,  and  on  his  return,  reports  : 

Most  WORSHiPFur,  :  Tlie  Grand  Master,  and  other  Grand  Officers 
elect,  are  without  in  readiness  to  be  installed  into  office,  when  it  is  your 
pleasure  to  receive  them. 

Installing  Officer  :  The  Grand  Marshal  will  admit  them  and  con- 
duct them  to  the  East  before  the  altar.  (Anj'  objection  to  the  installa- 
tion must  now  be  made.) 

As  they  enter  the  room,  the  Gran<l  Lodge  is  called  up  by  the  Installing 
Officer  in  the  usual  manner,  and  remains  standing. 

The  Grand  IVIarshal  conducts  them  to  the  altar  in  procession,  two  and 
two,  in  order  of  rank — the  Grand  ^Master  elect  and  the  Deputy  Grand 
Master  being  first.      He  then  saws  : 

Most  Worshipful,  the  Grand  Oflicers  elect  are  before  you,  and  await 
your  pleasure.     I    have  the   honor   to   present  to   you    for  installation 

Brother ---,  who  has  been  duly  elected  Grand  Master  of  Masons 

of  the  vState  of  North  Carolina  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Installing  Officer.  (To  the  Grand  Master  elect. )  My  Brother,  the 
exalted  station  to  which  the  free  choice  of  j'our  brethren  has  called  you, 
involves  great  responsibilities,  and  requires  to  be  inaugurated  by  solemn 
sanctions.  It  elevates  j'ou  to  a  position  from  which  the  power  and  pre- 
rogatives inay  depart  with  the  expiration  of  your  term  of  service,  but 
the  honor  and  dignity,  except  by  your  own  act,  never.  Have  you  been 
instructed  in   the  secret  rites  and  ceremonies  appertaining  to  the  high 


110  INSTAIvLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS. 

office  of  Grand  Master  of  Masons  preparatory  to  your  installation,  and 
by  which  j'ou  may  acquire  and  forever  retain  tlie  evidence  of  your  rank 
among  Masons  ? 

Grand  Master  elect.     I  have  not. 

Ins.  Off.  My  brother,  it  will  be  necessarj'  for  you  to  retire  and  receive 
those  instructions  from  our  Most  Worshipful  Past  Grand  Master  here 
present,  who  will  escort  you.  And  as  we  are  now  upon  the  threshold  of 
a  great  and  important  undertaking,  Masonic  teachings  require  that  we 
should  bow  in  solemn  prayer  with  our  Grand  Chaplain. 

Grand  Chapi,ain.     Brethren,  let  us  pray  !         *         *        "-         *        * 
Ins.  Off.     The  Most  Worshipful  Brethren,  Past  Grand  Masters  pres- 
ent, will  now  retire   with  the   Grand  Master  elect,  and  give  him  the 
suitable  instruction  in  the  manner  known  to  them  only,  preliminary  to 
the  further  ceremonies  of  installation.     Brethren  will  be  seated. 

He  then  calls  "down,"  and  the  Grand  Officers  elect,  other  than  the 
Grand  Master,  are  provided  with  seats  near  the  altar.  The  Past  Grand 
Masters  retire  to  some  suitable  apartment  and  engage  in  the  proper 
ceremonies  with  the  Grand  Master  elect.  When  this  is  done  they  return, 
having  previously  given  notice  of  their  approach  by  the  Grand  Marshal. 
Upon  their  entrance,  the  Grand  Lodge  is  again  called  up,  and  after  they 
have  arrived  near  the  East,  one  of  their  number  says  : 

"Most    Worshipful,    our   distinguished    brother   having    been    duly' 
instructed  by  us,  is  now  prepared  to  assume  his  installation  vows." 

Ins.  Off.  It  is  well  ;  and  with  pleasure  do  we  now  proceed  in  our 
further  service.  Grand  Marshal,  j'ou  will  conduct  our  brother  to  the 
altar,  to  take  upon  himself  the  obligation  appertaining  to  the  duties  of 
his  office. 

The  Grand  Marshal  conducts  him  to  the  altar,  where  he  kneels,  the 
acting  Grand  Deacons  holding  their  rods  crossed  over  his  head.  The 
Installing  Officer  then  administers  the  oath  of  office,  the  Grand  Master 
elect  repeating  after  him,  as  follows  : 

"I  solemnly  promise,  upon  the  honor  of  a  Mason,  that,  in  the  office 

of ,  I  will,  according  to  the  best  of  my  abilities, 

strictl}-  comply  with  the  laws  and  regulations  of  this  Grand  Lodge,  and 
other  ancient  Masonic  usages." 

He  then  rises,  and  the  Grand  Marshal  conducts  him  near  the  chair  of 
the  Installing  Officer. 

Ins.  Off.  Most  Worshipful  Brother — (for  from  henceforth  you  are 
entitled  thus  to  be  hailed) — in  inducting  you  to  j'our  chair  of  office  as  a 
symbol  of  the  commencement  of  your  government  over  the  Craft,  I  am 
performing"a  most  solemn  duty.  By  immemorial  usage  and  the  irrevo- 
cable   landmarks  of  Masonry,   3'ou  are    invested,  as  Grand    Master  of 


INSTALLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS.  HI 

Masons,  with  powers  and  prerogatives  which  are  well  nigh  absolute. 
The  interests  of  the  Craft,  for  weal  or  woe,  are  placed  in  }our  hands 
during  your  term  of  office.  The  good  resolutions,  which  I  doubt  not 
that  3-ou  have  formed  in  j'our  own  mind  that  these  powers  shall  not  be 
abused  or  perverted  by  you,  I  would  gladly  strengthen  by  a  word  of 
admonition,  which  it  will  not  become  one  henceforth  to  utter.  The  very 
consciousness  of  the  possession  of  a  great  power  will  ever  make  a  gen- 
erous mind  cautious  and  gentle  in  its  exercise.  To  rule  has  been  the  lot 
of  many,  and  requires  neither  strength  of  intellect,  nor  soundness  of 
judgment ;  to  rule  ivell  has  been  the  fortune  of  but  few,  and  may  well 
be  the  object  of  all  honorable  ambition.  It  is  not  by  the  strong  arm  or 
the  iron  will  that  obedience  and  order,  the  chief  requisites  of  good 
government,  are  secured,  but  by  holding  the  key  to  the  hearts  of  men. 
The  office  of  Grand  Master  is  of  great  antiquity-  and  respect,  and  is 
one  of  the  highest  dignities  to  which  we  may  aspire.  Its  incumbent,  to 
rule  well,  should  possess  and  practice  several  important  requisites.  As 
a  man,  he  should  be  of  approved  integrity  and  irreproachable  morals  ; 
freed  from  the  dominion  of  hasty  temper  and  ill-governed  passions  ;  of 
good  repute  in  the  world,  and  practicing,  as  an  example  to  the  Craft,  the 
cardinal  virtues  of  Temperance,  T'ortitude,  Prudence,  and  Justice.  As 
a  citizen,  he  should  be  loyal  to  his  government,  obedient  to  its  laws, 
prompt  in  the  duties  he  owes  to  society,  and  a  pattern  of  ildelity  in  all 
social  and  domestic  relations.  As  a  3Iason,  he  should  cling  to  the  old 
landmarks,  and  be  sternly  opposed  to  their  infringement ;  be  proficient 
in  the  laws,  language,  and  literature  of  the  fraternity  ;  be  desirous  to 
learn,  and  apt  to  teach  ;  though  not  for  the  time  a  workman,  yet  be  master 
of  the  work  and  qualified  to  earn  his  wages  ;  be  prompt  to  aid  and  relieve, 
and  slow  to  demand  it ;  be"ever  mindful  that,  though  elevated  for  a  time 
above  his  fellows,  he  is  elevated  by  them,  and  that  he  is  yet  a  craftsman, 
more  sacredly  bound  by  a  craftman's  obligation;  and  that  he  should 
cultivate  everywhere,  and  at  all  times,  the  golden  tenets  of  Brotherly 
Love,  Relief  and  Truth.  As  an  officer,  he  should  remember,  first  of  all, 
that  he  is  an  individual  Mason,  sharing  in  that  respect  a  common  lot 
with  his  brethren,  and,  therefore,  interested  in  the  welfare  of  each  and 
all ;  be  devoid  of  undue  ostentation  and  haughty  overbearing  ;  be  acces- 
sible to  all  ;  cultivating  the  closest  friendship  and  the  most  unlimited 
confidence  with  his  associate  officers;  be  eager  to  take  counsel  with  his 
brethren,  and  ready  to  give  it ;  be  patient  in  investigation  and  hearing  ; 
be  deliberate  in  judgment ;  be  prompt  in  execution  ;  be  forbearing  long 
and  much  with  evil-doers  ;  be  ready  to  reward  good  ;  be  devoid  of 
favoritism  and  wholl}'  impartial  ;  be  watchful  over  the  treasur}-  ;  having 
an  eagle  e3-e  upon  ever}'  portion  of  his  jurisdiction  ;  and  breasting  over 
the  restless  spirit  of  innovation.  Such  are  some  of  the  most  important 
qualifications  which  a  Grand  Master  should  possess,  and  the  leading 
errors  which   he  should   avoid.     It   may  be  that  most,  if  not  all,  3-our 


112  INJsTALLATION  of.  grand  OFFICERvS. 

])reclecessors  have  failed  to  reach  this  standard,  but  it  is  attainable  ;  and 
be  it  your  purpose  to  reach  it,  and  be  a  bright  and  shining  example  to 
those  who  shall  come  after  you  !  It  now  but  remains  for  me  to  clothe 
you  with  the  external  insignia  of  your  rank  and  authority.  I  now  with 
pleasure  invest  }  ou  with  this  jewel  of  your  office,  whose  symbolic  mean- 
ing will  now  have  anew  and  striking  significance  to  you.  (Presents  the 
jewel.)  I  also  present  you  with  this  gavel  as  the  potent  emblem  of 
Masonic  power,  which,  in  your  hands,  should  never  be  sounded  in  vain. 
(Presents  the  gavel.)  I  now  surrender  to  you  this  seat  of  authority. 
(Conducts  him  to  the  chair.)  And  render  you  this,  the  first  act  of 
homage  due  to  you  as  Grand  Master. 

The  Grand  Master  having  been  covered  on  taking  the  chair,  the 
Installing  Officer  uncovers  and  bows. 

Ins.  Off.  I  now  hail,  salute,  and  proclaim  5'ou  Grand  Master  of 
Masons  of  the  vState  of  North  Carolina  !  Brethren,  behold  vour  Grand 
Master ! 

Senior  Grand  Warden  :     Brethren,  behold  our  Grand  Master  1 
Junior  Grand  Warden  :     Brethren,  behold  our  Grand  Master  I 

The  brethren,  with  their  arms  crossed  '-''  *  .  *  *  and  then  all, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Installing  Officer,  salute  with  the  public  grand, 
honors. 

The  retiring  Grand  Master  ma}'  then  address  his  newly  installed  suc- 
cessor and  brethren,  and  the  Grand  Master  may,  if  he  chooses,  also 
address  the  Grand  Lodge.  If  he  does  not  wish  to  do  so,  he  may  call 
"  down,"  and  the  brethren  remain  seated  during  the  remainder  of  the 
installation,  except  when  called  up  during  the  obligations.  It  will  be  ' 
proper  for  the  Grand  Master  here  to  announce^the  names  of  the  appointed 
officers,  that  they  may  be  installed  with  the  rest. 

In  the  case  of  the  re-election  of  a  Grand  Master  the  preceding  cere- 
mony will  be  omitted,  except  that  he  be  conducted  near  the  chair,  the 
charge  given  him,  invested  with  the  jewel  and  gavel,  inducted  and  salu- 
ted as  above  directed,  so  in  the  case  of  any  other  officer  being  re-elected, 
he  will  be  invested,  and  given  the  charge  only.  The  Grand  Master  then 
proceeds  with  the  installation  of  the  remaining  officers,  or  he  may  place 
the  Installing  Officer  again  in  the  chair,  delivering  him,  without  cere- 
mony, the  gavel  and  jewel. 

Ins.  Off.  Grand  Marshal,  will  you  now  present  the  Deputy  Grand 
Master  elect  for  installation. 

Grand  Marshal.     Most  Worshipful:  I  have  the  pleasure  to  present 

to  you  for  installation.  Brother ,  who  has  been  duly  elected  to 

the  oflice  of  Deputy  Grand  Master. 

The  foregoing  aSdress  of  the  Installing  Officer,  and  presentation  b)' 
the  Grand  Master,  may  be  used  for  all  the  remaining  officers,  simply 
changing  the  name  and  title  of  the  officer.  The  order  of  the  Installing 
Officer,  next  following,  will  be  omitted  when  the  officer  to  be  installed 
has  been  re-elected. 


INSTALLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS.  113 

Ins,.  Off.  Grand  Marshal,  3'ou  will  conduct  our  brother  to  the  altar 
to  take  upon  himself  the  obligation  appertaining  to  the  duties  of  his 
office. 

The  Grand  Mar.shal  conducts  him  to  the  altar,  when  he  kneels,  and  is 
attended  by  the  Grand  Deacons,  as  in  the  case  of  the  Grand  Master,  and 
takes  the  same  obligation,  with  the  change  of  name  and  designation  of 
office. 

Ins.  Off.  Right  Worshipful  Brother,  you  have  not  been  an  inatten- 
tive observer  of  the  ceremony  of  installing  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand 
Master,  for  you  are  aware  that,  in  case  of  his  incapacity  to  act  in  con- 
tingencies mentioned  in  our  constitutions,  )"ou  succeed  to  his  duties  and 
prerogatives,  as  you  do,  also,  when  acting  as  his  substitute  in  any  matters 
specially  delegated  to  3'ou.  Your  office,  therefore,  is  one  of  great  dignity 
and  importance,  and  it  was  in  view  of  these  considerations  that  the  Most 
Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  selected  you  to  fill  it.  Treasure  up,  therefore, 
the  suggestions  made  to  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  for  you 
know  not  how  soon  they  may  have  a  j^ersonal  application  to  you  ;  and 
remember  also,  that  usage,  as  well  as  our  particular  regulations,  has 
placed  you  in  the  most  intimate  and  confidential  relations  to  him,  as 
supporter  and  counsellor.  I  now,  with  pleasure,  proceed  to  invest  you 
with  your  jewel  of  office  (gives  it),  and  proclaim  you  Deputy  Grand 
Master  of  Masons  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina.  You  will  now  be 
seated  in  your  place,  which  is  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Most  Worshipful 
Grand  Master. 

Before  he  is  seated  the  Installing  Officer  calls  up  the  Grand  Lodge  and 
'the  Deputy  Grand  Master  is  saluted  with  the  grand  honors. 

The  others  of  the  first  six  elective  Grand  Officers  are  presented  in  like 
manner  as  the  Deputy  Grand  Master,  but  without  being  saluted  with  the 
grand  honors,  the  Wardens  taking  the  same  obligation.  The  charges  to 
the  remaining  officers  installed  are  as  follows: 

To  the  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

Right  Worshipful  Brother,  the  position  which  you  occupy  in  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  among  the  fraternity,  is  one  of  no  little  importance.  In  the 
Grand  Lodge,  to  control  practically  the  admission  of  all  visitors,  to 
announce  specially  those  who  are  of  rank  or  eminence,  and  to  aid  in  the 
preservation  of  order,  and  at  all  times  to  render  counsel  and  advice  to 
the  Grand  Master,  are  high  and  responsible  duties,  requiring  circum- 
spection, vigilance  and  reflection  ;  but  when  to  these  is  superadded  the 
more  onerous  labor,  in  conjunction  with  the  Junior  Grand  Warden,  of 
diligently  preserving  the  ancient  landmarks  throughout  the  jurisdiction, 
it  then  becomes  a  trust  of  deep  moment  to  the  welfare  of  the  craft. 
Your  fitness  for  the  discharge  of  such  a  trust  undoubtedly  led  to  your 
selection  for  the  office  by  your  brethren,  and  it  will  be  your  duty  and 


114  INSTALLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS. 

pleasure  so  to  act  as  to  justify  their  confidence.  In  investing  you  with 
the  jewel  of  your  office,  and  directing  you  to  the  place  of  your  imme- 
diate official  action  in  the  West,  I  am  performing  a  grateful  duty. 

To  the  Junior  Grand  Warden. 

Right  Worshipful  Brother,  as  the  duties  of  j'our  office  and  the  quali- 
lications  for  it  are  almost  identical  with  those  of  the  Senior  Grand 
AVarden,  except  as  it  respects  the  introduction  of  visitors,  I  will  only  add 
to  the  charge  given  to  that  officer,  that  you  be  equally  vigilant  and  circum- 
spect, not  only  at  your  station  in  the  Grand  Lodge,  but  in  the  broader 
field  of  action  without,  dividing  with  him  his  labors  and  taking  due  care 
that  the  great  object  of  your  vinited  solicitude  shall  remain  inviolate. 
Accept  the  jewel  of  your  office,  and  repair  to  the  South,  being  ever 
watchful,  whether  in  labor,  or  at  refreshment,  that  the  high-twelve  of 
observation  does  not  find  you  with  your  work,  and  that  of  the  Craft  you 
superintend,  unperformed. 

To  the  Grand  Treasurer. 

Right  Worshipful  Brother,  in  intrusting  j-ou  with  the  books  and  funds 
of  the  Grand  Lodge,  as  appertaining  to  your  office,  I  am  but  their  organ 
in  placing  them  in  your  possession,  as  one  well  qualified  to  keep  and 
manage  them,  as  your  past  integrity,  accuracy  and  prompt  business  habits 
testif}',  an  appreciation  of  which  has  been  evinced  by  their  choice  of  you 
as  Grand  Treasurer.  The  ke3-s  forming  the  jewel  of  your  office  have  a 
two-fold  significance.  They  are  instruments  to  bind  as  well  as  to  loose; 
to  make  fast  as  well  as  to  open.  They  will  never,  I  am  confident,  be 
used  by  3'ou  in  anj'  other  manner  than  the  constitution  and  laws,  rules 
and  regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  shall  direct. 

To  the  Grand  Secretary. 

Right  Worshipful  Brother,  usage  as  well  as  positive  enactments  from 
time  to  time,  has  rendered  the  duties  of  the  office  of  Grand  Secretary 
more  onerous  and  varied  than  that  of  any  other  officer.  Brought  by  his 
official  position  more  immediately  into  communication  with  the  whole 
body  of  the  fraternit}-,  it  is  requisite  that  he  phould  possess  ability,  skill 
and  industry  to  meet  the  various  demands  upon  him.  Placed  in  a  posi- 
tion where  he  holds  almost  constant  correspondence  with  our  Masonic 
brethren  in  every  State  and  country,  upon  him  devolve,  in  a  large  degree, 
the  good  name  and  credit  of  the  Masonic  family  of  this  State.  The  fra- 
ternit}' should  enable  him  to  maintain  it ;  he  should  strive  that  it  be 
maintained.  Courtesy  and  patience  are  to  be  elements  in  his  manners 
and  character.  Vigilance  and  fidelity  must,  also,  be  necessar)'  qualities. 
Our  constitutions,  my  brother,  point  out  to  you  fully  the  duties  of  your 


INSTALLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERvS.  115 

office,  aud  I  will  uot  recapitulate  them.  Your  capability  for  their  prompt 
and  faithful  execution  has  induced  your  brethren  to  confide  this  trust  to 
you,  and  I  feel  assured  that  it  is  well  placed.  In  investing  you  with 
your  official  jewel,  the  pens,  I  am  persuaded  that  they  will  make  an 
endearing  record,  not  onl}'  to  your  praise,  but  to  the  welfare  of  a  craft 
so  largely  dependent  upon  your  experience  and  integrit}'. 

To  the  Grand  Chaplain. 

Reverend  and  Worshipful  Brother,  that  Holy  Book,  which  is  the  chart 
and  text-book  of  your  sacred  calling,  is  also  the  great  light  of  Masonry, 
and  forever  sheds  its  benignant  rays  upon  every  lawful  assemblage  of 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  Teach  us  from  its  life-giving  precepts  ; 
intercede  for  us  with  that  Divine  majesty  which  it  so  fully  reveals  and 
unfolds  to  us  ;  and  warn  us  by  its  lessons  of  infinite  wisdom  and  truth, 
and  you  will  have  faithfully  performed  your  sacred  functions,  and  ful- 
filled your  important  trust.  It  is  fitting  that  an  emblem  of  the  sacred 
volume  should  be  the  jewel  of  your  office,  with  which  I  now  invest  you. 

To  the  Grand  Lecturer. 

Brother,  the  care  and  preservation  of  our  ancient  ritual,  and  the  per- 
petuation of  the  time-honored  landmarks  embraced  in  it,  and  which  may 
not  be  written,  devolve  upon  you,  and  as  that  ritual  has  enshrined  within 
it,  in  symbol  and  allegory,  certain  great  and  essential  moral  truths,  you 
should  be  as  perfect  in  the  symbolism  as  in  the  mere  formula  of  lan- 
guage which  teaches  us  how  our  rites  are  to  be  administered.  As  Grand 
Lecturer,  also,  you  should  be  master  of  the  ceremonial  observances  of 
the  fraternity,  and  give  instructions  in  the  manner  of  rendering  them 
most  striking  and  effective.  You  are  the  preceptor  of  the  fraternity,  and 
your  deportment  should  be  consistent  with  the  nature  of  your  office-work. 
For  upon  your  teachings  depend  not  onl\'  the  uniformity  and  perpetuity, 
but  the  character  and  impressiveness  of  our  rites,  aud  they  should  be 
imparted,  both  by  oral  comnmnication  and  example.  On  no  point  are 
the  craft  so  punctilious  and  exacting  as  upon  the  beauty  and  accuracy 
of  the  work  and  lectures  ;  hence,  many  eyes  will  be  upon  you.  A  cour- 
teous manner,  an  unwearied  patience  and  a  diligent  application,  are 
requisites  for  5'our  place,  and  no  rash  or  innovating  hand  will  be  tole- 
rated in  3'our  department  of  labor. 

In  installing  you  into  office  and  presenting  your  jewel,  I  am  happy  to 
be  enabled  to  say  that  your  established  skill  and  learning,  and  your 
ability  to  undergo  the  constitutional  tests,  have  proved  you  to  be  a 
Master  workman. 


116  INSTALLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS. 

To  the  Grand  Deacons. 

Brothers,  as  messengers  of  the  Grand  Officers,  and  as  useful  assistants 
in  our  ceremonies,  your  respective  official  positions  are  of  great  value 
and  importance  to  the  comfort  and  good  order  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 
Vigilance  and  zeal  are  necessary  requisites  of  your  offices,  and  we  know- 
that  you  possess  them.  As  vSenior  and  Junior  Grand  Deacons  of  this 
Grand  Lodge,  you  are  now  invested  with  the  jewels  of  office,  together 
with  these  rods  as  tokens  of  j^our  authority. 

To  the  Grand  Marshal. 

Brother,  the  duties  of  your  office  require  energy,  activity  and  quick- 
ness of  perception.  The  good  order  of  the  fraternity,  in  its  general 
assemblies  and  processions,  depends  upon  your  care,  skill  and  assiduity. 
Possessing  these  qualifications,  you  have  been  appointed  Grand  Marshal, 
and  I  now  with  pleasure,  install  you  into  office,  and  invest  you  with  your 
appropriate  jewel.  It  denotes  command,  as  the  organ  of  the  Grand 
Master,  and  you  will  be  near  at  hand  to  execute  his  orders. 

To  the  Grand  Sword  Bearer. 

Brother,  the  sword  which  you  bear  is  the  time-honored  symbol  of 
Justice  and  authority.  It  reminds  the  beholder  of  the  dignity  of  the 
body  whose  emblem  it  is.  It  is,  also,  the  guardian  and  protector  of  the 
standard  of  the  Grand  Lodge.  Be  ever  faithful  to  your  trust.  Let  this 
jewel  of  3'our  office  remind  you  of  its  nature. 

To  the  Grand  Pursuivant. 

Brother,  you  are  to  act  as  the  messenger  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  the 
herald  to  announce  the  approach  of  visitors  and  strangers.  In  so  doing, 
possess  yourself  of  the  necessary  information  and  announce  their  rank 
and  position  properly,  and  exercise  a  sound  discretion,  so  as  not  to  inter- 
fere with  its  labors.  Be  cautious  and  vigilant,  that  no  improper  person 
may  gain  admittance.  You,  also,  have  in  your  keeping  the  clothing  and 
jewels  of  the  Grand  Officers,  which  you  should  be  careful  to  keep  in  a 
good  condition,  and  neatly  and  orderly  arranged  for  use  at  all  times. 
Receive  your  emblem  of  office  and  repair  to  your  station  inside  the  door. 

To  the  Grand  Standard  Bearer. 

Brother,  your  duty  is  to  carry  and  uphold  the  banner  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  on  occasions  of  ceremony  and  public  procession.  The  emblems 
upon  it  are  as  ancient  as  the  march  of  the  children  of  Israel  from  bond- 
age, and  the  ark  is  the  symbol  of  hope  and  safety.  Bear  them  well  aloft, 
for  the  world,  as  well  as  the  Craft,  ever  honors  them.  Receive  the  jewel 
of  your  office,  and  let  it  remind  you  that  you  are  never  to  part  with  that 
standard,  when  under  your  care,  while  you  have  life  to  defend  it. 


INSTALLATION  OF  GRAND  OFFICERS.  II7 

To  the  Grand  Ste-wards. 

Brothers,  in  olden  times  your  province  was  to  superintend  and  provide 
for  the  festivals  of  the  Craft,  and  that  duty  still  remains  to  you,  although 
there  is  rarely  occasion  for  its  exercise.  But  we  are  taught  that  "it  is 
better  to  go  to  the  house  of  mourning  than  to  the  house  of  feasting," 
and  hence  in  you  has  been  appropriately  imposed  the  dispensation  of  our 
beneficent  charities.  That  it  is  a  grateful  duty  all  hearts  testify,  and  we 
know  that  yours  most  fully  responds  to  it.  Receive  the  jewels  of  your 
office,  together  with  the  white  rods. 

To  the  Grand  Tiler. 

Brother,  the  importance  of  the  duties  of  your  place  cannot  be  over- 
rated. Care  and  watchfulness  are  indispensably  requisite,  and  in  all 
cases,  unless  thoroughly  satisfied  with  the  character  and  identity  of 
those  desiring  admittance,  let  your  doubts  prevail.  Ours  is  a  sanctuary, 
intrusted  to  3"OU  faithfully  and  vigilantly  to  guard,  and  you  have  always 
at  hand  the  means  of  being  full}-  satisfied.  Irreparable  injur}'  might 
result  from  a  negligent  or  careless  discharge  of  3'our  duty.  Your  station 
is  ever  outside  the  door,  to  which  you  will  now  repair  with  this  jewel, 
and,  also,  with  this  implement  of  your  office  (giving  a  sword. ) 

The  several  officers  now  being  duly  installed,  the  Installing  Officer 
will  retire,  after  surrendering  the  jewel  and  gavel  to  the  Grand  Master. 
It  will  be  proper  and  expedient,  before  doing  so,  to  have  an  appropriate 
ode  or  piece  of  music  sung. 

Grand  Master.  Grand  Marshal,  I  now  declare  the  several  officers 
of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina 
duly  installed  into  office,  for  the  ensuing  year,  in  ample  form.  You  will 
cause  proclamation  to  be  made  in  the  South,  West  and  East. 

The  Junior  Grand  Deacon  proclaims  in  the  South,  the  Senior  Grand 
Deacon  in  the  West,  and  the  Grand  Marshal  in  the  East,  each  as  follows, 
the  Grand  Lodge  being  called  up  : 

By  order  of  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master,  and  by  authority  of 
the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  the 
.State  of  North  Carolina,  I  proclaim  that  its  Grand  Officers  are  now  duly 
installed  in  ample  form.     So  mote  it  be  ! 

The  Grand  Lodge  is  called    "  down." 


K  O  R  M  S. 


No.  I. — Petition  for  a  Dispensation. 

To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  of  Ancient, 

Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  North  Carolina  : 

The  Undersigned  Petitioners  being  Free  and  Accepted  Master  Masons 
in  good  standing,  having  the  prosperity  of  the  Fraternity  at  heart,  and 
willing  to  exert  their  best  endeavors  to  promote  and  diffuse  the  genuine 
principles  of  Freemasonry,  and  for  the  convenience  of  their  respective 
dwellings  ;  and  other  good  reasons,  respectfully  represent ; 

That  thej'  are  desirous  of  forming  a  new  Lodge  at ,  in  the  county 

of ,  (which   is  -      -  miles   from   the  nearest   Lodge  in   this  Grand 

Jurisdiction),  to  be  named 

They,  therefore,  pray  for  a  Dispensation  to  empower  them  to  assemble 
as  a  regular  Lodge,  to  discharge  the  duties  of  Masonrj'  in  a  regular  and 
constitutional  manner,  according  to  the  ancient  forms  of  the  order  and 
the  regulations  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

They  have  nominated,  and  do  recommend.  Brother to  be  the  first 

Master,  Brother to  be  the  first  Senior  Warden,  Brother to 

be  the  first  Junior  Warden,  of  said  Lodge. 

If  the  prayer  of  this  petition  shall  be  granted,  they  promise  a  strict 
conformity  to  the  edicts  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  the  constitution  and 
laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

(Signatures.) 

To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Master  of  Ancient, 

Free  and  Accepted  Masons  of  North  Carolina  : 

It  is  hereby  certified  that,  at  a Communication  of Lodge, 

No. ,  held  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.,  i8 ,  A.  L.,  58-  —  , 

the  foregoing  petition  was  presented,  and  the  petitioners  were  recom- 
mended to  the  Grand  Master  as  Master  Masons  in  good  standing. 

It  is  further  certified,  that  Brother ,  who  is  recommended  as 

Master,   Brother ,  who  is  recommended  as  Senior  Warden,  and 

Brother ,  who  is  recommended  as  Junior  Warden,  of  the  proposed 

new  Lodge,  did  appear  in  open  Lodge,  were  duly  examined  and  exhibited 
due  skill  and  proficiency  in  the  ritual  and  laws  of  Masonr}-. 

Witness  our  hands  and  seal  of  the  Lodge,  this day  of , 

A.  D  ,  18-    -„,  A.  L.,  58 

,  Master. 

,  Secretary. 


120  FORMS. 

Note. — The  petition  must  be  signed  by  at  least  seven  Master  Masons 
in  good  standing,  in  their  own  hand-writing. 

If  the  locality  of  the  proposed  new  Lodge  is  within  ten  miles  of  the 
usual  place  of  meeting  of  a  chartered  Lodge  in  this  Grand  Jurisdiction, 
the  special  reasons  for  the  application  for  a  Dispensation,  in  addition  to 
those  mentioned  in  the  petition,  must  be  stated.  vSee  Article  X  of  Con- 
stitutioxi. 

The  petitioners  must  be  recommended  by  the  chartered  Lodge  in  this 
Grand  Jurisdiction  nearest  the  place  designated  for  the  meetings  of  the 
proposed  Lodge.     See  Article  VI  of  By-Laws  of  Grand  Lodge,  Section  i. 

If  the  petitioners  are  members  of  Lodges,  their dimits  must  be  obtained 
and  forwarded  Avith  the  petition.  If  any  of  them  are  not  members  of 
Lodges,  certificates  must  be  furnished. 

The  Dimits  of  petitioners  for  a  Dispensation  for  a  new  Lodge  must 
accompanj'  the  petition. 

Ten  dollars  must  accompany  the  petition,  that  being  the  amount 
required  bj'  Section  i,  Article  VI  of  By-Laws,  for  a  Dispensation. 

Sec.  3  of  Article  VI  of  By-Laws,  requiring  the  skill  and  proficiency 
of  the  Master  and  Wardens,  or  at  least  the  Master,  of  the  proposed 
Lodge,  should  be  stricth'  complied  with. 

Article  X  of  the  Constitution,  and  Article  VI  of  the  By-Laws,  relate  to 
the  e,stablishment  of  Lodges,  and  special  attention  is  directed  to  them. 


No.  2  — Petition  for  a  Charter. 

To  the  Most  Worshipful  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina  : 

The  subscribers  respectfully  represent  that,  on  the day  of , 

A.  D.  i8 ,  A.  L.  58 ,  a  Dispensation  was  issued  by  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter for  the  establishment  of  a  new  Lodge  of  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted 

Masons  at ,  in  the  county  of ,  by  the  name  of Lodge, 

and  that  said  Lodge  has  worked  regularly  since  that  time,  as  appears 
from  the  transcript  of  its  records,  by-laws  and  returns,  herewith  pre- 
sented. 

They  pray  that  a  charter  be  granted  to  the  said  Lodge,  with  the  follow- 
ing officers,  to-wit :  Brother ,  Master;  Brother ,  Senior  War- 
den ;  and   Brother ,  Junior  Warden;  promising,  as   heretofore,  a 

strict  conformity  to  the  edicts  of  the  Grand  Master,  and  Constitution 
and  laws  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Given    under  our  hands  on   this,   the day  of  ,  A.  D. 

18----,  A.  L.  5S 

(vSignatures.) 

[The  foregoing  petition  must  be  signed  by  at  least  seven  members  of 
the  Lodge  in  their  own  hand-writing] 


FORMS.  121 

No.  3  — Petition  for  Degrees. 

To  {he  DIaster.   M'aidens  and  3fe)nbeis  of Lodge, 

No. ,  A.,  F.  &  A.  M.: 

The  petition  of ,  respectfully  showeth  that  he  entertains  a 

favorable  opinion  of  your  ancient  institution,  and  desires  to  be  made  a 
member  thereof.  If  this,  his  petition,  be  granted,  he  will  yield  a  cheer- 
ful obedience  to  the  usages  and  customs  of  Masonry.     His  age  is - 

years;  his  vocation  that  of  a ,  and  his  residence, 

Date, (Signature) 

Recommended  bv 


No.  4  — Petition  for  Membership. 

To  f/ie  Master,   Wardei'S  and  Tj-ethren  of I^odge, 

No. ,  A.,  F.  &  A.  M.: 

The  petition  of respectfully  showeth  that  he  was  lately  a  mem- 
ber of Lodge,  No. ,  at ;  and  he  now  prays  to  be  admitted 

a  member  of  j'our  Lodge.     His  age  is }-ears  ;  his  vocation  is  that  of 

a ,  and  his  residence,   

(Signed) 

Recommended  bv 


Note. — A  petition  for  membership  must  be  accompanied  by  the  appli- 
cant's dimit. 


No.  5. — Application  for  a  Dimit. 

To  the  blaster,   Warden.^  and  Brethren  of Lodge,  No. • 

The  undersigned  respectfull}'  prays  to  withdraw  from  the  membership 
of  your  Lodge,  and  asks  for  a  certificate  to  that  effect.  His  motive  for 
this  request  is 

Note. — This  application  must  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  from 
the  Secretary  of  the  payment  of  all  dues  of  the  applicant. 


122  FORMS. 

No.  6. — Form  of  Dimit. 

To  all  Master  Masons,  to  whom  these  preseiits  shall  come — Greeting  : 

This  2S  to   Certify,  That  Brother is,  at  the  date  of  these 

presents,  a  IMaster  MasoJt,  in  good  and  regular  standing,  and  that  having 
paid  all  dues,  and  being  free  from  all  charges,  he  is,  at  his  own  request, 

by  the  vote  of  the  Lodge,  Dismissed  from  Membership  in Lodge, 

No. ,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina. 

Given  under  nn'  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  at ,  this 

day  of ,  A.  D.  iS ,  A.  L.  58 

,  Secretary. 


No.  7.— Petition  for  Restoration. 

To  the  Master,  Wardens  and  Members  of Lodge,  No , 

A.  F.&  A.  M.: 

The  undersigned  petitioner  respectfully  represents  that  he  was 

by  your  Lodge  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 ,  A.  L.  58  —  ,  upon 

the  charge  of 

He  now  most  respectfully  prays  to  be  restored  to  his  former  Masonic 
rights  and  privileges,  and  re-admitted  to  membership  in  the   Lodge, 

(i)  for  reasons  following  (2) ,  and  promises,  if  restored,  to  strictly 

comply  with  the  laws  and  regulations  of  the  Lodge  and  of  the  Grand 
Lodge. 

Very  respectfully, 

A B 

(i)  If  the  petitioner  w-as  a  member  of  a  Lodge,  other  than  the  one 
by  which  he  was  suspended  or  expelled,  the  words  "and  re-admitted  to 
membership  in  the  Lodge,"  will  be  omitted. 

(2)  The  reasons  should  be  clearly  stated,  and  may  embrace  the  expres- 
sion of  reformation,  penitence,  &c. 

The  petition  must  be  presented  at  a  regular  Communication  and  lie 
over  one  month  ;  when  it  is  to  be  acted  upon  the  members  of  the  Lodge 
should  be  summoned  to  attend. 

It  requires  a  unanimous  ballot  of  members  present  to  restore. 


No.  8. — Certificate  for  Widow  or  Orphans  of  a  Deceased  Mason. 

To  all  to  whom  these  presents  may  cotne — Greeting  : 

Know  Ve,  That ,  whose  name  is  written  in  the  margin,  is  the 

of  our  late  beloved  brother, who  Departed  this  Life, 

and  who  was  at  the  time  of  his  death,  a  member,  in  full  and  regular 


FORMS.  123 

standing,  of Lodge,  No.  _.,  of  Ancient,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons; 

which  said  Lodge  was,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  still  is,  working 
under  a  Charter  from  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina.     We  would, 

therefore,  most  affectionately  commend to  the  kindest  offices  of 

the  Masonic  Brotherhood  everywhere. 

Issued  the day  of ,  A.  D.  i8  _-_,  A.  L.  58 

IF.  M. 

Attest : ,  Secretary. 


No.  9. — Notice  of  Suspension  or  Expulsion. 

Office  of  Secretary  of Lodge,  No.  -_,  A.-.  F.-.  A.-.  M.-., 

, ,  A.  L.  58 ,  A.  D.  18 

To  the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina  : 

//  is  hereby  certified  that,  at  a  special  communication  of Lodge, 

No. ,  held  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  iS ,  (i)  Master 

Mason,  and  member  of  (2)  this  Lodge,  was from  all  the  rights  and 

privileges  of  Masonry,  for  (3'! 

hi  testi))iony  whereof,  I  hereunto  affix   my  official  signature  and 

the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  on  this day  of ,  A.  D.  18 

,  Secretary. 

(i)  If  the  party  be  not  a  Master  JMason  erase  these  words  and  insert 
Entered  Apprentice  or  F'ellow  Craft,  as  the  case  may  be. 

(2)  If  the  party  be  non-affiliated  erase  the  word  this  and  insert  the 
Avord  no. 

(3)  In  this  blank  the  offense  should  be  stated  (if  propriety  admits),  so 
as  to  conform  to  the  law  of  the  Grand  Lodge. 


No.  10. — Notice  of  Restoration. 

Office  of  Secrf:tarv  of Lodge,  No.  --,  A.-.  F.-.  A.-.  M.-., 

, ,  A.  L.  58--,  A.  D.  18 

To  the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodg'e  of  North  Carolina  : 

It  is  hereby  certified  that,  ata  (i) communication  of Lodge, 

No.  — ,  held  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 ,   Brother ,  a 

(2)  Master  Mason,  was  restored  to  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  Masonry 
and  re-admitted  to  membership  in  this  Lodge. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  hereunto  affix  my  official  signature  and 

the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  on  this day  of ,  A.  D.  18 

,  Secretary. 

(i)  Insert  regular  or  special,  as  the  case  may  be. 

(2)  If  the  brother  be  not  a  Master  Maso7i,  insert  Entered  Apprentice 
or  Fellow  Craft,  as  the  case  may  be. 


124  FORMS. 

No.  II. — Notice  of  Restoration — Non-Affiliated  Mason. 

Office  OF  Secretary  OF Lodge,  No.  — ,  A.-.  F.-.  A.-.  M.-, 

, ,  A.  U  58  ---,  A.  D.  18 

To  the  Grand  Secretary  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina  : 

It  is  hereby  certified,  That,  at  a  (i) communication  of 

Lodge,  No. ,  held  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 ,  the  sen- 
tence of ,  rendered  against  Brother ,  a  non-affiliated  Master 

Mason,  on  the day  of ,  A.  D.  18 ,  was  removed. 

/;/  testimony  whereof,  I  hereunto  affix   my  official  signature   and 

the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  on  this day  of ,  A.  D.  18 

,  Secretary. 

The  above  certificate  applies  to  non-affiliated  Masons  only, 
(i)  Insert  regular  or  special,  as  the  case  may  be. 


No.  12. — Abstract  of  Proceedings  of  Subordinate  Lodges  in  Trials. 

Transcript  of  the  Proceedings  of Lodge,  No.  -    -   , 

in  the  trial  of  L'r other • 

At  a  regular  Communication  of Lodge,  No. ,  held  on  the 

day  of ,  18 ,  the  following  charge  and  specifications  were 

preferred  in  writing,  over  the  signature  of against  Brother , 

a  Master  Mason  :     (Entered  Apprentice  or  Fellow  Craft,  as  the  case  may 
be.) 

{An  exact  copy  of  the  charge  and  specifications  should  be  inserted.) 

Which  were  read  in  open  Lodge,  and  ordered  to  be  recorded  in  the 
Minutes. 

The  Secretary  was  ordered  to  furnish  the  accused  with  a  copy  of  the 
charge  and  specifications,  and  notify  him  to  appear  and  answer  to  the 

same,  at  a  Special  Communication  to  be  held  on  the  day  of , 

18 

{At  least  ten  days'  notice  inust  always  be  given  to  the  accused.) 

A  Special  Communication  of Lodge,   No.  .  — ,   was  held   ou 

the day  of ,18 :     Present: ,  W.   M., ,  8.  W., 

,  J.  W. ,  &c.,  and  the  following  members  : 

( The  natnes  of  all  officers  a7id  members  preseytt  should  be  given.) 


FORMS.  125 

The  Lodge  was  opened  on  the  third  degree,  when  the  Worshipful  Mas- 
ter stated  the  object  of  the  Communication  to  be  to  investigate  the  charge 

and  specifications  preferred  against  Brother by ,  on  the 

day  of ,  i8 

It  appearing  to  the  I^odge  tliat  the  accused  had  been  served  with  a 
copy  of  the  charge  and  specifications  ten  days  previous  to  said  meeting, 
and  notified  to  appear  and  answer  to  the  same,  and  he  being  present,  {If 
the  accused  does  not  appear,  altliough  notified,  the  Lodge  tnay  proceed  to 
investigate  the  charges  ex  parte.  In  that  case  the  record  should  state 
that  "  The  accused  not  appearing,  thereupon  the  Lodge  proceeded  to  inves- 
tigate the  charges,  Ex  parte,  &c.,^  and  announcing  his  readiness  for 
trial,  the  charge  and  specifications  were  read  in  his  presence,  to'  which 
he  pleaded  ^'  not  guilty.''''  Thereupon  the  Lodge  proceeded  to  investigate 
the  same. 

The  Worshipful  ]\Iaster  conducted  the  trial  on  the  part  of  the  Lodge 
{or  appointed  brethren,  A.  B.  and  C.  D.,  a  committee  on  the  part  of  the 
Lodge),  and  Brother appeared  for  the  accused. 

Brother was  then  examined,  who  testified  as  follows  : 

Question — By 

Ansiver :     

{The  evidence,  as  taken  down,  in  questions  and  ansicers,  should  be  give^i 

in  full. ) 

The  testimony  of  Brother was  then  read  to,  and  approved  by, 

him,  and  ordered  to  be  recorded  in  the  Minutes. 

(  The  evidence  of  each  zuilness  should  be  reported  in  full,  in  the  same  cvay.) 

[If  ivitnesses,  zvho  are  not  Dlasons,  are  examined,  continue.) 

Mr. ,  a  non-Mason,  then  being  offered  as  a  witness  by  the  Mas- 
ter  (or  committee  on    accused),   the   Lodge  was  called   from  labor  to 

refreshment,  and  Mr. was  introduced  and   testified  on  honor,  as 

follows : 

{Report  evidence  as  in  other  cases.) 

Mr. having  retired,  the  Lodge  was  called  from  refreshment  to 

labor. 

Neither  party  having  any  further  evidence  to  offer,  Brother was 

heard  in  defense  (or  was  heard  through  his  counsel),  after  which  all  who 
were  not  members  of  the  Lodge,  together  with  the  accused,  retired,  and 
the  Lodge  proceeded  to  ballot,  with  the  following  result  : 

(  The  balloting  must  be  in  accordance  with  the  rules  adopted  by  the  (Urand 
Lodge  for  the  government  of  Lodges  in  trials. ) 


126  FORMvS. 

Whereupon  the  Worshipful  Master  announced  that  Brother ,  the 

accused,  was  (give  decision),  sicspended  or  expelled,  &e. 

The  Lodge  having  concluded  the  business  for  which  it  was  called,  was 
then  closed  in  due  form. 

— ' ,   IV.  M.     . 

,  Secretary. 


I, ,  Secretar}'  of I,odge,  No. ,  A.,  F.  and  A.  M.,  work- 
ing under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina,  do 
hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing  contains  a  full,  true  and  perfect  tran- 
script of  the  proceedings  of  said  Lodge,  in  the  trial  of  Brother , 

on  the day  of ,  i8 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  affixed 
[seal.]         the  seal  of  said  Lodge,  this day  of ,  A.  D.  iS , 

A.  L.,58 

,  Secretary. 


FORMS  OF  PRAYER. 


Prayer  at  Opening  a  Lodge. 

Most  holy  and  glorious  L,ord  God,  t+re-grgaf  x4rchitect  of  the_Uui verse, 
the  giver  of  all  good  gifts  and  graces  :  Thou  hast  promised  that,  "  where 
two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy  name,  thou  wilt  be  in  the 
midst  of  them  and  bless  them."  In  thy  name  we  assemble,  most  hum- 
bly beseeching  thee  to  bless  us  in  all  our  uudertakings,  that  we  may 
know  and  serve  thee  aright,  and  that  all  our  actions  may  tend  to  thy 
glory,  and  to  our  advancement  in  knowledge  and  virtue.  And  we  beseech 
thee,  O  L,ord  God,  to  bless  our  present  assembling,  and  to  illuminate  our 
minds,  that  we  maj'  walk  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance;  and  when 
the  trials  of  our  probationar}-  state  are  over,  be  admitted  into  THE 
TEMPLE   "not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens." 

Resp07ise  by  the  Brethren. — So  mote  it  be.     Amen. 

Prayer  at  Closing  a  Lodge. 

S.nprem£-i^ch,i4e€-t-of-the-Ufti¥€rse,  accept  our  humble  praises  for  the 
many  mercies  and  blessings  which  thy  bounty  has  conferred  on  us,  and 
especiall}'  for  this  friendly  and  social  intercourse.  Pardon,  we  beseech 
thee,  whatever  thou  hast  seen  amiss  in  us  since  we  have  been  together; 
and  continue  to  us  thy  presence,  protection,  and  blessing.  Make  us 
sensible  of  the  renewed  obligations  we  are  under  to  love  thee  supremely, 
and  to  be  friendl}-  to  each  other.  May  all  our  irregular  passions  be  sub- 
dued, and  may  we  daily  increase  in  Faith,  Hope  and  Ch»m>tfy ;  but  more 
especiall}'  in  that  Charity  which  is  the  bond  of  peace  and  perfection  of 
every  virtue.  May  we  so  practice  thy  precepts  that  we  may  finally 
obtain  thy  promises,  and  find  an  entrance  through  the  gates  into  the 
temple  and  city  of  our  God. 

Response. — So  mote  it  be.     Amen. 

Benediction  at  Closing. 

May  the  blessing  of  Heaven  rest  upon  us  and  all  regular  Masons.     May 
brotherly  love  prevail,  and  every  moral  and  social  virtue  cement  us. 
Response. — So  mote  it  be.     Amen. 

In  addition  to  tlie  prayer,  it  is  sometimes  customary  to  use  the  fol- 
lowing : 


128  FORMS  OF  PRAYER. 

Charge  at  Closing. 
Brethren : 

We  are  now  about  to  quit  this  sacred  retreat  of  friendship  and  virtue 
to  mix  again  with  the  world.  Amidst  its  concerns  and  employments,  for- 
get not  the  duties  which  you  have  heard  so  frequently  inculcated,  and 
so  forcibly  recommended,  in  this  Lodge.  Be  diligent,  prudent,  temper- 
ate, discreet.  Remember  that,  around  this  altar,  you  have  promised  to 
befriend  and  relieve  every  brother  who  shall  need  your  assistance.  You 
have  promised,  in  the  most  friendly  manner,  to  remind  him  of  his  errors, 
and  aid  a  reformation.  These  generous  principles  are  to  extend  further. 
Every  human  being  has  a  claim  upon  your  kind  offices.  Do  good  unto 
all.  Recommend  it  more  especially  "  to  the  household  of  the  faithful." 
Finally,  brethren,  be  ye  all  of  one  mind  ;  live  in  peace  ;  and  may  the 
God  of  love  and  peace  delight  to  dwell  with  and  bless  you. 

Prayer  at  Opening  the  Grand  Lodge. 

Most  holy  and  eternal  God,  author  of  life  and  source  of  light  and  love, 
we  have  assembled  in  thy  name,  and  now  humbly  implore  thy  presence, 
protection  and  favor. 

Let  thine  Infinite  wisdom  direct  us,  thy  servants,  in  the  labors  of  this 
Annual  Communication  upon  which  we  are  now  entering,  and  may  the 
Spirit  of  Love  and  Unity  come  upon,  and  abide  with,  us.  Let  harmony 
characterize  our  deliberations,  so  that  they  may  tend  to  thy  Glory,  the 
welfare  of  our  Order,  and  our  individual  good. 

Let  thy  light  and  truth  extend  to  the  dark  regions  of  the  earth,  and 
thy  Righteousness  abound.  Let  all  people  receive  the  benign  and 
enlightening  influences  of  this  Institution,  and  enjoy  the  blessings  which 
it  bestows. 

May  our  brethren  everywhere  be  under  thy  constant  protection,  and 
their  labors  for  good  be  crowned  with  lasting  and  beneficial  results. 

We  invoke  thy  favor,  especiall}',  upon  our  Order  in  this  Common- 
wealth. Maj'  prosperit}'  attend  every  lawful  effort  to  promote  its  objects 
and  extend  its  usefulness,  and  u:a5-i3eace  and  concord  pervade  the  entire 
brotherhood  so  that  the  principles  of  Masonry  may  be  more  thoroughly 
disseminated  and  practiced.  Accept,  we  beseech  thee,  these,  our  humble 
supplications,  for  the  honor  and  glory  of  thy  most  holy  name.     Amen. 

Response. — So  mote  it  be.     Amen. 


AN   ACT 

TO    INCORPORATE   THE 

GRAND  LODGE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 


Be  it  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  North  Carolina, 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That  the  Most  Wor- 
shipful Grand  Master,  the  Right  Worshipful  Deputy  Grand  Master, 
Wardens  and  Members  who  are  at  present,  or  in  future  may  be  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  North  Carolina,  be  and  they  are  hereby  constituted  and 
declared  to  be  a  body  corporate  under  the  name  and  title  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  North  Carolina,  and  by  such  name  they  shall  have  perpetual 
succession  and  a  common  seal,  and  may  sue  and  be  sued,  plead  and  be 
impleaded,  acquire  and  transfer  property,  and  pass  all  such  By-Laws 
and  Regulations  as  shall  not  be  inconsistent  with  the  Constitution  or 
Laws  of  this  State  or  of  the  United  States,  anything  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding. 

Read  three  times  and  ratified  in  General  Assembly  the  20th  day  of 
December,  Anno  Domini,  1797. 

BENJAMIN  SMITH, 

Speaker  of  the  Senate. 
M.  MATTHEWS, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons. 
A  true  copy  : 

J.  Glasgow,  Secretary  of  State. 


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21 

17 

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Page. 
Accounts  and  Claims — 

committee  on  provided  (paragraph  4) 22 

Amendments— 

to  constitution,  how  made 15 

toby-laws,  how  made 45 

Additions  to  Uniform  Code,  how  made 40 

Annual  Communications  of  Grand  Lodge — 

when  and  where  held 21 

quorum 21 

when  and  how  closed 23 

A|»peals  and  Grievances — 

how  made  and  disposed  of 35 

proceedings  regulating  appeals 38 

appeal  from  judgment  of  committee  of  arbitration 

in  Lodges 42 

Appeal  from  decision  of  Master  of  Lodge 43 

Assistant  to  Grand  Secretary — 

Grand  Secretarj-  to  appoint 19         i        19 

Balloting — 

ballot  must  indispensabl}'  be  taken  on  petition 29       lo         3 

one  black  ball  rejects 31 

second  ballot  may  be  ordered 31 

ballot  not  to  be  disclosed 31 

ballot  ma}'  be  taken  on  passing,  or  raising ..  __  31 

Burials — 

duty  of  Master  of  Lodge 42       16 

By-Laws  of  Lodges — 

cannot  be  suspended 30 

additions  to  Uniform  Code,  how  made 40 

Charity  Fund — 

Lodges  may  establish 39 

initiation  fees  applicable  to 32 


10 

12 

10 

12 

10 

12 

10 

14 

10 

s 

16 

9 

16 

I 

II 

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Sec. 

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lO 

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6 

6 

6 

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9 

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Charters — 

Grand  Secretary  to  provide 19 

how  granted 15 

committee  on  (paragraph  i) 22 

price  of 26 

charter  and  seal. to  be  issued 26 

duplicate  charter  retains  membership 27 

forfeiture  and  restoration  of 28 

suspension  of — status  of  members 28         9         2 

Chartered  Lodges — 

how  numbered 26         6         7 

how  constituted 27         6        S 

(See  Lodges. ) 

Clandestine  Lodges — 

definition  of 40 

definition  of,  &c 41 

Committees — 

Standing,  in  Grand  Lodge 22-23 

reports  of,  how  made 25 

on  appeals  (special) 35 

of  arbitration  in  Lodges 42 

Conferring  Degrees,  Work,  &c. 

lectures  appertaining  to  degrees 32 

uniformity  of  work 32 

title  of  work 33 

solemnit}'  in 33 

ceremonies  may  be  arrested ;^t, 

use  of  cypher  forbidden : ^;^ 

making  masons  at  sight 33 

Past  Master's  Degree 33 

(See  Work.) 

Credentials — 

of  representatives  to  Grand  Lodge —  22         4         6 

committee  on,  appointment  and  duties  of 22         4         7 

committee  on,  report  of 22         4         8 

Cypher — 

use  of  forbidden 33       12         6 

♦ 
Definite  Suspension — 

grade  of  punishment 34       13         i 

vote  necessary  to  inflict 34       13         4 

restoration  after 39       15         3 


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3 

16 

10 

4 

8 

5 

II 

13 

8 

16 

21 

12 

4 

12 

5 

12 

6 

12 

7 

12 

8 

29 

10 

I 

29 

10 

2 

29 

10 

3 

29 

10 

3 

29 

10 

4 

30 

10 

5 

30 

10 

5 

3o 

10 

6 

31 

10 

13 

29 

10 

3 

31 

10 

12 

31 

10 

13 

^^ 

10 

14 

INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWvS.  133 

Page.     Art.    Sec. 

Degrees — 

qualificatious  of  candidates  for 

qualifications  of  candidates  for 

petitions  for — how  disposed  of 

conferring  degrees  limited 

conferring  degrees  does  not  constitute  membership 

residence  of  petitioners  for 

conferred  by  consent 

conferred  by  consent 

conferred  by  consent 

balloting  for 

balloting  for 

balloting  for 

balloting  for  passing  or  raising 

fees  for 

fees  required  in  advance 

application  of  fees 

no  charge  for  fees  conferred  by  request 

lectures  appertaining  to 

solemnity  in  conferring 

ceremonies  may  be  arrested 

degree  of  Past  Master 

Deputy  Grand  Master — 

member  of  Grand  Lodge 

cannot  represent  Lodge  in  Grand  Lodge 

must  be  a  Past  Master 

election  of 

obligation  at  installation 

ma}'  grant  dispensations  for  new  Lodges 

may  approve  proceedings  in  removal  of  Lodges 

Dimits — 

petitioners  for  Dispensations  to  obtain __ 

to  accompany  petition  for  membership 

to  be  granted  on  application . 

officer  cannot  dimit 41        16       14 

Diplomas — 

Grand  Secretary  to  provide 

furnished  by  Grand  Lodge 

Dispensations — 

Grand  Secretary  to  provide 

how  granted 

how  granted 

price  of 

to  be  returned : 


00 

5 

33 

12 

8 

10 

I 

I 

10 

I 

12 

2 

25 

6 

28 

8 

25 

6 

31 

10 

44 

18 

41 

16 

19 

I 

15 

15 

10 

25 

6 

I 

25 

6 

I 

26 

6 

6 

134  INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 


Dues  of  Members  of  Lodges. 

Lodges  may  exact 

Lodge  may  provide  for 

may  remit  same 

Lodge  cannot  suspend  or  expel  for  non-payment  of 
dues 

Duplicate  Charter  Retains  Membership 

Exclusion  for  Non-Payment  of  Dues — 

Lodge  may  exclude  for  non-payment  of  dues 

re-instatement  after  exclusion 

members  excluded  to  be  stated  in  returns- . 

Ex  Parte  Trials — 

when  held 

when  held 

Expulsion — 

grade  of  punishment 

vote  necessary  for._ 

notice  of  to  be  sent  to  Grand  Secretary  (par.  i) 

fee  to  accompany  notice  (paragraph  2) 

Grand  Secretary  to  keep  list  of  expulsions  (par.  3)- 
Graud  Secretarj'  to  issue  quarterly  circular  (par.  4) 

Education- 
fees  for  initiation  applicable  to 32 

Expulsion — 

Grand  Secretary  to  report  cases  to  Grand  Lodge 

(paragraphs) 35 

Extinct  Lodges — 

forfeiture  of  charter 

suspension  of  charter 

forfeited  property — how  secured 

Fees  for  Degrees — 

amount  and  ratio  of 32 

required  in  advance 32 

application  of  by  Lodges 32 

no  charge  for  degrees  conferred  by  request 32 

Fines — 

Lodge  cannot  impose . 36 

Fiscal  Year  of  Grand  Lodge — 

when  to  expire 27 


age. 

Art. 

Sec. 

39 

16 

I 

41 

16 

15 

41 

16 

15. 

36 

13 

9 

27 

6 

9 

36 

13 

12 

36 

13 

12 

27 

7 

34 

13 

4 

37 

14 

I 

34 

13 

I 

34 

13 

4 

35 

13 

7 

35 

13 

7 

35 

13 

7 

35 

13 

7 

28 

9 

2S 

9 

28 

9 

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21 

I 

22 

Page.     Art.   Sec. 

Foreign  Correspondence — 

committee  on  (paragraph  2) 22        4        S 

duties  of  committee 22         4         8 

duties  of  committee 19         i       17 

Funerals — 

dress  on  occasions  of 42       16       19 

Grand  Chaplains — 

appointment  of 11         2         5 

duties  of 13         6         I 

Grand  Deacons — 

members  of  Grand  Lodge 10         i         i 

appointment  of 11         2         5 

duties  of 13         6        3 

Grand  Lecturers — 

appointment  of 11         2         5 

duties  of 14         7 

to  exemplify  work ._  14 

to  exemplif}'  work 20 

to  examine  records  of  Lodges 20 

employment  of 29 

Grand  Lodge — 

officers  of,  and  representation  in 10 

proxies,  and  number  of  votes  prescribed to 

manner  of  voting  in 14 

manner  of  voting  in  and  number  of  votes 21 

proxy  cannot  appoint  proxy 21 

Grand  officers  ineligible  as  representatives  in 10 

who  eligible  to  membership  or  office  in 11 

who  eligible  to  preside  in 11 

Grand  Lodge — 

communications  of,  when  and  how  heldt 14 

communications  of  (annual),  when  and  where  held.  21 

powers  of 14 

quorum 21 

credentials  of  representatives 22 

committee  on  credentials,  appointment  of 22 

committee  on  credentials,  acceptance  of  report  of-  22 

standing  committees  in 22-23 

when  and  how  closed 23 

transportation  for  members  of 19         i        18 

revenues  of 20         2         i 


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2 

4 

5 

4 

4 

I 

3 

I 

4 

2 

6 

8 

I 

4 

I 

9 

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4 

2 

4 

6 

4 

7 

4 

8 

4 

8 

4 

10 

130  INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 

Page,     Art.    Sec. 

Grand  Lodge — 

leav'e  of  absence,  how  obtained 23         4       11 

visitors,  how  admitted 23         4       12 

refreshments  forbidden 24         4       13 

order  of  business 24        5         i 

rules  regulating  business 24-25         5   i-ii 

motion  to  close  inadmissible 25         5         8 

fiscal  year  of 24         7 

Grand  Marshal — 

appointment  of 11         2         5 

duties  of 13         6         2 

Grand  Master — 

must  be  a  Past  Master 10         i         3 

cannot  be  Master  or  Warden  of  a  Subordinate  Lodge  10         i         3 

cannot  represent  a  Lodge  in  Grand  Lodge 10         i         3 

election  of 11 

may  be  installed  by  proxy 1 1 

Grand  Officers  and  Lecturers  appointed  by 11 

vacancies  filled  by 11 

to  wear  jewel 12 

powers  and  prerogatives  of 12 

obligation  of,  at  installation 12 

to  provide  stationery  and  official  seals 17 

to  appoint  Private  Secretary 17 

expenses  to  be  paid 17 

portrait  of,  to  be  procured iS 

address  of,  when  delivered  and  how  disposed  of 22 

how  addressed  when  presiding 24 

to  approve  proceedings  in  removal  of  Lodges 27 

may  restore  charters  to  Lodges 28 

to  collect  and  dispose  of  forfeited  property 28 

cannot  make  masons  at  sight 33 

correspondence  with  respecting  Jurisprudence,  how 

conducted 42 

to  appoint  Grand  Representatives ,_.  45 

Grand  Officers — 

election  of 17         i         i 

may  be  installed  by  proxy -.  11         2         4 

appointed  by  Grand  Master ir         2         5 

to  wear  appropriate  jewels 12         2         6 

certificate  of  election  or  appointment  furnished 17         i         2 

expenses  to  be  paid 17         i         9 

names   and  signatures  to   be  transmitted  to  other 

Grand  Bodies iS         i       i^ 


2 

1-2 

2 

4 

2 

5 

2 

5 

2 

6 

2 

7 

2 

8 

I 

3 

I 

4 

I 

5 

I 

10 

4 

9 

5 

5 

7 

9 

I 

9 

2 

12 

7 

16 

17 

21 

INDEX  TO  CONvSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 


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Page.     Art.    Sec. 


Grand  Pursuivant — 

appointment  of 

duties  of 

Grand  Secretary — 

member  of  Grand  Lodge 

election  of 

general  duties  of 

salary  and  fees  of 

fees  of 

to  provide  diplomas 

payment  of  salary  of 

to   procure    (with    Grand   Treasurer),    portraits    of 

Grand  Masters,  etc 

to  transmit  names  and  signatures  of  Grand  Officers 

to  other  Grand  Lodges 

to  make  annual  reports 

postage  allowed : 

to  provide  blank  dispensations  and  charters 

to  give  bond 

to  transmit  documents,  etc.,  to  conmiittee  on  For- 
eign Correspondence 

to    secure    transportation    for   members    of  Grand 

Lodge 

to  emplo}'  assistant 

to  keep  list  of  suspended  or  expelled  masons 

to  issue  quarterly  circular  publishing  same 

to    report   suspensions    and    expulsions    to    Grand 

Lodge . 

to  issue  quarterly  circular  announcing  restorations^ 

to    publish    and  distribute    proceedings    of  Grand 

Lodge 

Grand  Steward — 

appointment  of 

duties  of 

Grand  Sword  Bearer — 

appointment  of 

duties  of 

Grand  Tiler — 

appointment  of 

duties  of 

compensation  of 


ID 

I 

13 

5 

13 

5 

iS 

I 

21 

3 

21 

3 

iS 

I 

iS 


iS 

13 

18 

14 

18 

14 

18 

15 

18 

16 

18 


35       13 
39       15 


44       20 


14 


iS 
19 


14 
20 


3 
20 


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'age. 

Art. 

Sec. 

lO 

I 

I 

12 

4 

I 

13 

4 

2 

17 

I 

6 

iS 

I 

7 

18 

I 

8 

16 


I         3 

1  3 

2  8 


Grand  Treasurer — 

member  of  Grand  Lodge 

election  of 

general  duties  of 

to  furnish  statement  of  accounts 

to  give  bond _. 

to  pay  Grand  Secretary's  salary 

to  pay  expenses  of  Grand  Officers 18 

to   procure    (with    Grand    Secretar}')    portraits    of 

Grand  Masters,  &c 18 

compensation  of 18 

Grand  Wardens — 

members  of  Grand  Lodge 10 

must  be  a  Past  Master _.  10 

cannot   be    Master   or    Warden    of   a   Subordinate 

Lodge 10 

cannot  represent  a  Lodge  in  Grand  Lodge 10 

obligation  at  installation 12 

election  of 12         3 

Grievances — 

how  made  and  disposed  of 35       13         8 

Indefinite  Suspension — 

grade  of  punishment 34  13  i 

vote  necessary  to  inflict 34  13  4 

vote  necessary  to  restore  after 38  15  i 

Installation  of  Grand  Officers — 

may  be  installed  by  proxy 11         2         4 

obligation  of  officers  at  installation 12         2         8 

Installation  of  Officers  of  Lodges — 

maj' be  installed  by  proxy 41        i5       13 

Installed  Officer  Cannot  Resign 41       16       14 

Intoxicating  Liquors — 

introduction,  or  use  of,  in  Lodges,  forbidden 40 

Jewels — 

to  be  worn  by  Grand  Officers 12 

to  be  worn  b_v  Lodge  officers 42 

Jurisdiction  of  Lodges — 

not  possessed  by  Lodges,  U.  D. 26 

material  jurisdiction  of 30 

penal  jurisdiction  of 34 


2 

6 

16 

18 

6 

5 

ID 

6 

1^1 

I 

22 

4 

S 

24 

5 

4 

42 

i6 

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INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  P.Y-LAWS.  139 

Page.     Art.    Sec. 
Jurisprudence — 

coimiiittee  on  (paragraph  5),  duties  of 

motions,  &c.,  on  to  lie  over -. 

correspondence  with  Grand  Master  concerning 

Lawful  Information... 42       ]6       23 

Leave  of  Absence  from  Grand  Lodge — 

how  obtained 23         4       11 

Library  of  Grand  Lodge — 

Grand  Secretary  to  provide 17         i        17 

Lodges — Establishment  of — 

how  established 

dispensations  issued  for 

petitions  for  Dispensations  to  obtain  dimits,  &c 

skill  and  proficiency  of  officers  to  be  certified 

naming  Lodges 

dispensation  to  be  returned 

charter  and  seal  to  be  issued 

chartered  Lodges,  how  numbered 

chartered  Lodges,  how  constituted 

Lodges — Government  of — 

communications — powers — quorum 

may  exact  dues 

may  remit  dues 

establish  charity  fund 

regular  and  special  communications  provided  for. 

"  Regular  (Legal)  Lodges,"  how  convened 

special  communications,  business  of  restricted 

business  (regular)  of  Lodges  transacted  in  Master's 

Degree 

dispensation  or  charter  to  be  present 

decorum  in  Lodges 

intoxicating  drinks  forbidden  iu  Lodges 

by-laws  of  Lodges  (additions  to  Uniform  Code) 

election  and  installation  of  officers 

*  Master  must  have  been  a  Warden 

oQicers  may  be  installed  by  proxy 

installed  officer  cannot  resign 

reading  and  approval  of  minutes 

legal  communications  from  Lodges,  how  made 

regalia  and  dress  on  public  occasions 

dress  at  funerals 

burials  (duty  of  Master) -_. 


15 

ID 

25 

6 

I 

25 

6 

2 

26 

6 

3 

26 

6 

4 

26 

6 

6 

26 

6 

6 

26 

6 

7 

27 

6 

8 

39 

16 

I 

39 

16 

I 

41 

16 

15 

39 

16 

I 

39 

16 

2 

40 

16 

3 

40 

16 

4 

40 

16 

5 

40 

16 

6 

40 

16 

7 

40 

16 

8 

40 

16 

9 

41 

16 

II 

4f 

16 

12 

41 

16 

13 

41 

16 

14 

41 

16 

16 

42 

16 

17 

42 

16 

18 

42 

16 

19 

42 

16 

20 

140 


INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 


Lodges — Government  of^ 

committee  of  arbitration  iti  controversies 

visitation  in  Lodges 

lawful  information 

Lodges — Miscellaneous  Laws  Respecting — 

duplicate  charter  retains  membership 

removal  of,  proceedings  in 

forfeiture  and  restoration  of  charters 

forfeited  property',  how  secured 

clandestine  Lodges 

clandestine  Lodges 

Lodges  Under  Dispensation — 

powers  of 

powers  not  possessed  by 

how  to  obtain  charter 

Making  Masons  At  Sight- 
forbidden  by  Grand  Lodge 

Master  of  Lodge — 

must  have  been  a  Warden 

duty  of  on  death  of  Master  Mason 

appeals  from,  and  reversal  of,  decisions 

how  dealt  with 

duties    of   in   proceedings   relating  to    removal    of 

Lodges 

proposed  Master  of  a  new  Lodge  to  be  examined, 

&c 

should  take  cognizance  of  disobedience  of  summons 

may  conduct  examination  in  trials 

has  power  to  convene  his  Lodge 

to  have  charge  of  dispensation  or  charter 

cannot  resign 

signature  not  necessary  to  minutes 

duty  on  decease  of  a  member,  &c 

Membership  in  Lodges — 

petition  for,  how  acted  on 

what  constitutes 

qualifications  for 

dimit  to  accompany  petition 

membership  in  two  Lodges  forbidden  

Minutes  of  Lodges — 

Grand  Lecturers  to  examine 

reading,  and  approval  of 


age. 

Art. 

Sec. 

42 

16 

21 

42 

16 

22 

42 

16 

23 

27 

6 

9 

27 

8 

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9 

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16 

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26 

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16 

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29 

10 

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10 

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141 


Moneys  of  Grand  Lodge — 

Grand  Secretar}'  to  receive  and  pay  to  Grand  Treas- 
urer  

how  paid  from  Grand  Treasury 

New  Trials — 

how  granted 

Non-Affiliated  Masons — 

excluded  from  rights  and  privileges 

may  visit  Lodge  once  (proviso) 

names  not  to  be  published  in  Proceedings 

(limit  forfeits  all  masonic  rights  (proviso) 

Non-Payment  of  Dues — 

Lodge  may  exclude  members  for,  &c 

Non-Residents — 

cannot  petition  for  degrees 

Offenses  Punishable — (Specially  Mentioned) — 

immoral  or  unmaso^iic  conduct 

Improper  influences   to  secure  acquisitions  to  the 

Fraternity 

profanity  and  drunkenness 

disoVjeying  legal  summons  (proviso) 

disobeying  legal  summons 

Officers  of  Lodges — 

election  and  installation  of 

Master  must  have  been  a  Warden 

maybe  installed  by  proxy 

installed  officers  cannot  resign 

Order  of  Business  m  Grand  Lodge 

Parliamentary  Rules — 

to  be  observed 

Passing  Candidates — 

Proficiency  in  E.  A.  degree 

ballot  may  be  taken  on 

Past  Grand  Masters — 

members  of  Grand  Lodge 

portraits  of  to  be  procured 

Past  Master's  Degree — 

not  essential  to  Master  in  presiding  over  Lodge 

degree  in  Chapter  does  not  confer  rights  iu  Blue 
Lodge ._ 


'age. 

Art. 

vSec. 

20 

2 

2 

20 

2 

3 

34 

13 

6 

43 

iS 

I 

43 

iS 

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44 

18 

2 

44 

18 

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31 

13 

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13 

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33 

'3 

9 

33 

'3 

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41 

16 

II 

41 

16 

12 

41 

16 

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24 

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25  5  9 

29  10  3 

31  10  14 

10  I  I 

18  I  10 

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33  12  8 


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15 

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15 

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10 

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10 

3 

10 

9 

10 

10 

10 

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10 

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10 

12 

142  INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-I.AWS. 

Page. 

Petitions  for  Charters  and  Dispensations — 

required,  aud  how  made 15 

for  dispensations,  how  made  25 

for  restoration  of  charter 28 

for  restoration  after  suspension  or  expulsion 3S 

for  restoration  after  suspension  or  expulsion 39 

Petitions  for  Degrees  or  Membership — 

qualifications  of  candidates 29 

qualifications  for  degrees 29 

how  disposed  of 29 

qualifications  for  membership 31 

to  be  accompanied  by  dimits 31 

how  petition  may  be  withdrawn ' 30 

rejected  petition  excluded  for  one  year 31 

twelve  months  residence  required  before  petitioning  30 

(See  Balloting.) 31 

Physical  Qualifications  of  Candidates — 

qualifications  necessary  to  petition , 29 

qualifications  for  advancement 29 

Powers— 

of  Grand  Lodge 14 

of  Grand  Master :2 

of  Lodges 39       16         I 

Powers — 

of  Lodges  (to  try  masons) '. 34       13         i 

to  restore  after  suspension  or  expulsion 38       15         i 

of  Master  of  Lodge 40       16         3 

of  Master  of  Lodge _• 43       17     1-2 

Previous  Question — 

not  admissible  in  Grand  Lodge 25         5         9 

Private  Secretary  to  Grand  Master — 

appointment  aud  compensation  of 17         i         4 

Proceedings  of  Grand  Lodge — 

when  published  and  how  distributed 44 

to  be  read  in  Lodges 45 

extra  copies,  how  obtained 45 

Processions  — 

regalia  and  dress  in 42 

funerals  or  burials,  dress  to  be  observed 42 


2 


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20 

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3 

16 

18 

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age. 

Art, 

Sec. 

29 

10 

2 

34 

13 

3 

34 

13 

3 

26 

6 

3 

29 

10 

3 

4 

4 

4 

5 

4 

6 

2 

4 

INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS.  143 


Profanity  and  Drunkenness — 

cause  for  rejection 

masonic  crimes 

punishable  offenses 

Proficiency — 

of  proposed  officers  for  new  Lodges  required 

of  candidates  before  advancement 

Proxy — 

of  representatives  in  Grand  Lodge 

of  representatives  in  Grand  Lodge 

cannot  transfer  authority  without  permission 

may  vote,  how 

must  have  written  credentials 

officers  of  Grand  Lodge  may  be  installed  by 

officers  of  Lodges  may  be  installed  by 41       16 

Qualifications — 

of  proposed  officers  for  new  Lodges 

of  candidates  for  degrees 

of  candidates  for  advancement 

for  membership 

proficiency  a  qualification  for  advancement 

Quorum — 

of  Grand  Lodge 

of  Subordinate  Lodges 

Raising  Candidates — 

proficiency  in  F.  C.  degree  necessary  before - 

raising  a  candidate  does  not  constitute  membership 
ballot  maj'  be  taken  on 

Recommendations — 

for  new  Lodges 

for  new  Lodges 

Refreshments — 

use  of  forbidden 

use  of  forbidden 

Rejections — 

names  of  rejected  applicants  not  to  be  published--         27 

Removal  of  Lodges — 

proceedings  in 27 


26 

6 

29 

10 

29 

10 

21 

4 

2 

39 

16 

I 

29 

10 

3 

29 

10 

4 

31 

10 

14 

15 

10 

25 

6 

I 

24 

4 

13 

40 

16 

8 

344  INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 


Reports — 

of  Grand  Treasurer 

of  Grand  Secretar}' 

of  Grand  Secretary  (special) 

of  Grand  Lecturers  (special) 

of  committee  on  credentials 

of  committees  of  Grand  Lodge 

on  Grand  Master's  Address 

of  committees,  how  made 

Representatives  to  Grand  Lodge — 

who  compose 

who  compose 

proxies 

proxy  cannot  appoint  proxy 

number  of  votes  of 

number  of  votes  and  manner  of  voting 

of  three  Lodges  constitute  quorum  in  Grand  Lodge 

shall  represent  only  three  Lodges  each 

credentials  of . 

leave  of  absence,  how  obtained 

transportation  of  to  and  from  Grand  Lodge 

Representation  in  Grand  Bodies — 

Grand  blaster  authorized  to  appoint 45 

Reprimand — 

grade  of  punishment 34 

Restoration  of  Suspended  or  Expelled  Masons- 
how  restorations  may  take  place  _- 

petition  for,  how  made  and  acted  on 

after  definite  suspension 

notice  of,  how  published 

Returns  of  Lodges  to  Grand  Lodge — 

committee  on  (paragraph  3) 

how  made 

what  thev  shall  contain 

Revenues  of  Grand  Lodge — 

annual  dues  of  Lodges 

price  of  diplomas 

to  be  paid  to  Grand  Secretary 

price  of  dispensation 

price  of  charter 

how  moneys  to  be  paid  from  Grand  Treasury 


Page.     Art.    Sec. 


17 

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19 

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14 

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13 

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20 

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22 

22 

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10 

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10 

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145 


Rules  Regulating  Business  of  Grand  Lodge — 

order  of  business 24 

sections  indicating  duties   of  members   and  com- 
mittees   24-25 

Rules  for  Government  of  Lodges  in  Trials — 

charges,  how  made 37 

accused  to  be  served  with  copy 37 

special  communications  for  trials 37 

counsel 37 

evidence,  how  taken 37 

examination,  how  conducted 37 

argument  of  defense 38 

conviction  and  punishment,  how  determined 38 

proceedings  regulating  appeals 38 

Schools  under  Management  of  Lodges — 

committee  on  (paragraph  6) 23 

Secretary  of  Subordinate  Lodge — 

to  attest  credentials  of  Representatives 22 

to  attach  Lodge  seal  to  documents 26 

to  certif}"  annual  returns 27 

to   furnish  accused  mason   with    certified    copy  of 

charges,  etc . 34 

to   furnish   accused   with   copy   of  proceedings   if 

required 38 

to  transmit   notice  of  suspension,   etc.,   to  Grand 

Secretary 35 

to  attest  summons 36 

to  transmit  notice  of  restoration  to  Grand  Secretary  39 

to  attest  the  Minutes  of  the  Lodge 41 

to  certify  proceedings  against  Master  of  Lodge 43 

receipt  of  for  dues  to  be  given  before  dimit  is  granted  44 
to   furnish   certificate  to  widow  or  orphans  of  de- 
ceased masons 44 

Summons — 

disobeying  legal  summons,  punishable 36 

disobeying  legal  summons,  punishable 36 

legal  summons 36 

Suspension — 

grade  of  punishment 34 

vote  necessary  for 34 

notice  of  to  be  sent  to  Grand  Secretary 34 

fee  to  accornpan}'  notice 34 

10 


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14 

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146  INDEX  TO  CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS. 


Suspension — 

Grand  Secretary  to  publish  in  quarterly  circular  --  34 

Grand  Secretary  to  report  cases  of  to  Grand  Lodge  34 

restoration  after 38 

restoration  after  definite  suspension 39 

Trials  and  Punishments — 

masons  may  be  arraigned  on  charges 34 

grades  of  punishment 34 

improper  influences  to  secure  acquisitions  to  the 

Fraternity 34 

profanity  and  drunkenness 34 

accused  to  be  notified 34 

trial  ex  parte 34 

transcript  of  trial  to  be  sent  to  Grand  Lodge 35 

new  trials 35 

minor  offenses,  how  punishable 36 

disobeying  summons 36 

disclosing  Lodge  transactions .      36 

exclusion  for  non-payment  of  dues 36 

effect  of  expulsion  by  Chapter,  Council,  etc 35 

Seej"  Rules  for  the  Government  of  Lodges  in  Trial." 

Unfinished  Business — 

committee  on  (paragraph  7) 23 

Uniformity  of  Work- 
to  be  observed 32 

Visitation  to  Subordinate  Lodges- 
regulation  concerning 42 

at  trials  restricted 37 

non-affiliated  masons  may  visit  Lodge  once 43 

Visitors  to  Grand  Lodge- 
how  admitted 23         4 

Wardens  of  Lodges- 
members  of  Grand  Lodge 10         I 

skill   and  proficiency   of  Wardens   of  new   Lodges 

certified . 26        6 

duties  in  reference  to  removal  of  Lodges 28        8 

duties  of  respecting  obedience  of  members  to  sum- 
mons   36       13 

Widows  and  Orphans — 

certificate  to  be  furnished,  by  whom  and  when 44       19 


Art. 

Sec, 

13 

7 

13 

1 

15 

I 

15 

3 

13 

I 

13 

I 

13 

4 

13 

4 

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13 

12 

13 

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14  2 

18  I 


INDEX  TO  CONvSTlTUTION  AND  BY-LAWS.  I47 

Page. 
Work— 

Graud  Lecturers  to  instruct  Lodges  in 14 

Grand  Lecturers  to  exemplify 14 

Grand  Lecturers  to  exemplify 20 

uniformity  to  be  observed 32 

title  of 33 

use  of  cypher  forbidden-^ 33 

Year,  Fiscal  of  Grand  Lodge..- 27 


.A.rt. 

Sec. 

7 

7 

I 

21 

12 

2 

12 

3 

12 

6 

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TO 

OLD  CHARGES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


Page.  Art. 

Amendments  to  Regulations 63  39 

Behaviour — 

in  the  Lodge  (Sec.  I) 50  6 

after  Lodge  is  closed  (Sec.  2) 50  6 

towards  brethren  (vSec.  3) 50  6 

towards  strangers  (Sec.  4) 51  6 

at  home,  &c.,  (Sec.  5) 51  6 

towards  a  strange  brother  (Sec.  6) 51  6 

By-Laws  and  Records — 

how  kept 53  3 

Charity  Fund 54  7 

Civil  Magistrates,  Supreme  and  Subordinate 47  2 

Clandestine  Lodges - . .  _ 54  S 

Deputy  Grand  Master — 

authority  of -. 53  i 

duties  of 57  16 

appointment  of />;'(9 /^w 58  18 

ineligible  as  Master  or  Warden  of  a  Lodge 58  17 

visitations  by 58  20 

appointment  by  Grand  Master 62  35 

Feasts — 

days  of 59  22 

appointment  of . 59  22 

preparation  for 59  23 

funds  for 60  24 

tilers  at 60  25 

door-keepers  at 60  26 

guests  and  service  at  table 60  27 

appeals  received  at 61  28 

decorum  at 61  28 

nomination  of  Grand  Master  at 61  29 

consultation  at 61  30 

formation  of  Grand  Lodge  at 61  31 

addresses  at 63  37 

addresses  at 63  38 


150        INDEX  TO  OLD  CHARGES  AND  REGULATIONS. 

Page.  Art. 

God  and  Religion 53  i 

Grand  Lodge — 

how  formed  and  regulated 55  12 

general  business  of 56  13 

who  to  preside  in 57  14 

stations  in,  how  supplied 57  15 

formed  at  feasts 61  31 

Grand  Master — 

authority  of 53  i 

arraignment  and  trial  of 58  ig 

visitations  by 58  20 

death  of,  successor  to 58  21 

nomination  of 61  29 

election  and  salutation  of 62  32 

election  of 62  33 

election  of 62  34 

to  appoint  of&cers 62  35 

installed  by  prox}^ __  63  36 

address  by 63  38 

"Holy  Days"  (paragraph  i) 49  5 

Initiations — 

qualification  for . 48  3 

limit  to , 54  4 

age  at 54  4 

Installation — 

Grand  Master  installed  by  proxy 63  36 

Lodges — 

definition  of  Lodge 48  3 

who  to  be  admitted  in 48  3 

establishment  of 54  8 

affiliation  with 54  8 

clandestine 54  8 

right  to  instruct  officers  and  representatives 55  lo 

Management  of  the  Craft  in  Working — 

regulations  concerning 49  5 

Masters — 

qualifications  for,  and  proficiency  of 48  4 

powersof 53  2 


INDEX  TO  OLD  CHARGES  AND  REGULATIONS.         151 

Page.  Art. 

Membership — 

qualifications  for 48       3 

monthly  notice  before  admission,  &c 54       5 

New  Lodges — 

establishment  of 54      S 

Non-Affiliation 48       3 

Non-Affiliation 54       8 

Obedience — 

to  civil  magistrates 47       2 

to  charges,  &c 51 

to  laws,  constitution,  &c 54       7 

Objection — 

right  of 54       6 

Officers  of  Grand  Lodge — 

ineligible  as  Masters  and  Wardens  of  Lodges 58     17 

Old  Charges 47-52 

obedience  to 51 

brotherly  love,  forbearance,  protection,  (S:c.,  enjoined 51 

Physical  Qualifications  of  Candidates 48       4 

Qualifications — 

of  candidates,  or  membership 48  3-4 

Regulations — 

amendment  of 63     39 

Representatives  to  Grand  Lodge 55     10 

Supplanting  a  Brother  (paragraph  5) 49       ^ 

Unanimous  Consent — 

necessary  to  admission :;4       5 

Unmasonic  Conduct — 

punishment  of ^^       a 

Uniformity  in  Work  and  Usage 55     n. 

Wardens — 

qualifications  for  and  proficiency  of 48       4 

ineligible  as  Master  or  Warden  of  Lodge 58     17 

visitations  by __  ^g     20 

Work- 
diligence  in 4g  r 

uniformity ^^      u 


I  N  D  E 


FORMS,  CEREMONIES,  &c. 


Uniform  Code  of  Bv-L,aws- 


Ceremonies. 
Constitution  and  Dedication  of  New  Lodges,  with  Installation 

of  Lodge  Officers 

Dedication  of  Masonic  Halls 

Laying  Foundation-Stones  of  Public  Structures 

Funeral  Services 

Installation  of  Grand  Officers 

Forms. 

No.     I. — Petition  for  Dispensation  for  New  Lodge 

2. — Petition  for  a  Charter 

3. — Petition  for  Degrees 

4. — Petition  for  Membership 

5.  — Application  for  a  Dimit 

6. — Form  of  Diniit 

7. — Petition  for  Restoration 

8. — Certificate  for  Widow  or  Orphans  of  Deceased  Mason- 

9. — Notice  of  Suspension  or  Expulsion 

10. — Notice  of  Restoration 

II. — Notice  of  Restoration — Non-Affiliated  Mason 

12. — Abstract  of    Proceedings  of   vSubordinate   Lodges   in 

trials 

Prayer  at  Opening  or  Closing  a  Lodge 

Charge  at  Closing  a  Lodge 

Prayer  at  Opening  the  Grand  Lodge 

Act  of  Incorporation  of  the  Grand  Lodge 


Page. 
71-  79 


80-  91 

92-  96 

96-101 

102-107 

109-117 


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